{"id":146,"date":"2018-09-24T05:52:30","date_gmt":"2018-09-24T05:52:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nau.edu\/construction-management\/why-construction-management\/"},"modified":"2019-08-09T09:20:43","modified_gmt":"2019-08-09T16:20:43","slug":"why-construction-management","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/construction-management\/why-construction-management\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Construction Management?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Why choose us?<\/h1>\n

NAU Construction Management<\/h2>\n
A Construction Management degree can allow you to construct the buildings of today and create the facilities of tomorrow. Whether you\u2019re interested in building sports stadiums, skyscrapers, or state-of-the-art medical facilities, our Construction Management program at Northern Arizona University is designed to prepare you for an engaging, rewarding career after graduation.<\/p>\n
Find out more about what earning a degree in Construction Management could mean for you.<\/p>\n

More information on CM at NAU<\/h3>\n\n
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Land a high-paying position. Take on a leadership role. Enjoy job stability.<\/p>\n
No matter what your goals, our program is designed to help you reach them. Benefits to a degree in construction management include:<\/p>\n
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strong job outlook<\/strong>—By 2022, employment of construction managers is projected to grow 16 percent, faster than the average for all occupations.<\/li>\n
competitive pay<\/strong>— In May 2012, the average salary for our graduates in their first job was $52,000 per year. The median annual wage for construction managers was $82,790.<\/li>\n
rapid advancement<\/strong>—Many construction management graduates are granted high levels of responsibility early in their careers, managing multi-million dollar projects just a few years out of school.<\/li>\n
career satisfaction<\/strong>—Be proud of creating something that will last a lifetime, and a career that you can truly say that you love.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Construction managers are extremely valuable, as they guide construction projects through all stages of development—from planning and conception to completion.<\/p>\n
Typical career paths for Construction Management graduates include:<\/strong><\/p>\n
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project manager<\/li>\n
superintendent<\/li>\n
field engineer<\/li>\n
safety coordinator<\/li>\n
real estate developer<\/li>\n
product representative<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Typical responsibilities of a construction manager include:<\/strong><\/p>\n
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collaborative team management<\/li>\n
resource procurement<\/li>\n
subcontractor coordination<\/li>\n
cost analysis<\/li>\n
project scheduling<\/li>\n
project layout<\/li>\n
safety management<\/li>\n
constructability consulting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/body><\/html>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Why NAU CM? Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n
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Read about the benefits of earning a construction management degree<\/a> at Northern Arizona University.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Testimonials<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n
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Read the great things construction industry professionals are saying about the program<\/a><\/u>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Why choose us? NAU Construction Management A Construction Management degree can allow you to construct the buildings of today and create the facilities of tomorrow. Whether you\u2019re interested in building sports stadiums, skyscrapers, or state-of-the-art medical facilities, our Construction Management program at Northern Arizona University is designed to prepare you for an engaging, rewarding career […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"_oasis_task_priority":"","ring_central_script_selection":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-146","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/construction-management\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/146","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/construction-management\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/construction-management\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/construction-management\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/construction-management\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=146"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/construction-management\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/146\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1572,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/construction-management\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/146\/revisions\/1572"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/construction-management\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=146"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}