Eight Indiana public colleges and universities offer construction management credentials profiled on this site: Ball State University, Indiana State University, Ivy Tech Community College, Purdue Global, Purdue University, Purdue University Fort Wayne, Purdue University Northwest, and Vincennes University. One school offers a certificate, two offer associate degrees, seven offer bachelor’s degrees, and one offers master’s degrees. Purdue’s, Ball State’s, and Indiana State’s bachelor’s degrees are on ACCE’s accredited list; Purdue Northwest’s is ABET accredited, and Ivy Tech’s program is ATMAE accredited.
Estimated in-state costs run about $10.7K to $14.3K for an associate degree, $38.1K to $50.4K for a full bachelor’s, $21.1K to $24.8K for a master’s, and $6.8K for Purdue’s online graduate certificate. Vincennes’s B.S. completion stage adds about $18K after an associate degree.
Indiana Construction Management Programs at a Glance
| School | Location | Credentials | Format | Credits | Est. In-State Tuition | Program Accreditation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ball State University | Muncie, IN | Bachelor's | Campus | 120 | $44,968 | ACCE |
| Indiana State University | Terre Haute, IN | Bachelor's | Campus, Online | 120 | $41,032–$42,312 | ACCE |
| Ivy Tech Community College | Indianapolis, IN | Associate | Campus, Online | 60 | $10,703 | ATMAE |
| Purdue Global | West Lafayette, IN | Bachelor's | Online | 180 | $50,400 | None stated |
| Purdue University | West Lafayette, IN | Bachelor's, Certificate, Master's | Campus, Online | 9–120 | $6,750–$42,256 | ACCE |
| Purdue University Fort Wayne | Fort Wayne, IN | Bachelor's | Campus | 120 | $38,129 | None stated |
| Purdue University Northwest | Hammond, IN | Bachelor's | Campus | 120 | $39,206 | ABET ETAC |
| Vincennes University | Vincennes, IN | Associate, Bachelor's | Campus, Hybrid, Online | 60–120 | $14,252–$18,037 | None stated |
Costs are estimated program totals (credits × per-credit tuition plus mandatory fees) from each school’s profile. Ranges cover all of a school’s construction management pathways.
Best Indiana Construction Management Programs by Goal
- Lowest-cost degree: Ivy Tech Community College’s Building Construction Management A.A.S. or A.S. costs about $10.7K in-state at four campuses, and the A.S. is also offered fully online.
- Trades first, bachelor’s later: Vincennes University’s Construction Technology A.S. (framing, carpentry, electrical, masonry labs) feeds its online B.S. completion for about $32.3K in total in-state. Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, and Ohio residents pay the same rate.
- Lowest-cost bachelor’s: Purdue University Fort Wayne’s B.S. costs about $38.1K in-state, and residents of 14 nearby Ohio counties pay that rate. It lists no programmatic accreditation.
- ACCE bachelor’s online: Indiana State University’s B.S. can be finished fully online, at about $42.3K in-state or $58.3K for out-of-state online students.
- Required internships: Ball State University requires two credit-bearing internships of at least 400 hours each, with a business minor built in. About $45K in-state.
- Concentrations: Purdue University’s ACCE B.S. offers seven optional concentrations, including healthcare and disaster recovery, at West Lafayette or Indianapolis for about $41.3K to $42.3K in-state.
- Engineering technology and ABET: Purdue University Northwest’s B.S. in Hammond centers on structures, soils, hydraulics, and surveying. About $39.2K in-state.
- Working professionals, online master’s: Purdue’s 33-credit online M.S. in Construction Management costs about $24.8K in-state and requires two years of construction experience.
- Adults with prior credit: Purdue Global’s online business degree with a construction concentration accepts prior learning for up to 75% of the degree. About $50.4K for Indiana residents before transfer credit.
Indiana Construction Management Programs by Degree Level
Certificates
| School | Program | Format | Credits | Est. In-State Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purdue University | Executive Construction Management Graduate Certificate | Online | 9 | $6.8K |
Purdue’s certificate is a graduate credential for people with a construction-related bachelor’s and two years of industry experience. All 9 credits transfer into Purdue’s online M.S. Ivy Tech also offers single-course workforce certifications (OSHA 30, ICC General Contractor, ACI Concrete Field Testing) that are not degree certificates.
Associate Degrees
| School | Program | Format | Accreditation | Est. In-State Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivy Tech | Building Construction Management A.A.S. (60 credits) | Campus | ATMAE | $10.7K |
| Ivy Tech | Building Construction Management A.S. (60 credits) | Campus or Online | ATMAE | $10.7K |
| Vincennes University | Construction Technology A.S. (60 credits) | Campus | None stated | $14.3K |
- Focus: Ivy Tech’s degrees are management-focused (estimating, codes, planning and control). Vincennes’s A.S. is built on hands-on trades labs plus an Indiana Residential Code course.
- Math: Ivy Tech’s A.S. requires College Algebra, Trigonometry, and two semesters of physics; its A.A.S. requires applied technical math. Vincennes accepts any 100-level math course.
- Next step: Vincennes’s A.S. leads directly into its own B.S. completion. Ivy Tech’s A.S. carries the Indiana College Core; its four-year partners are not named.
You Should Know
- Neither school requires an internship in its associate degrees.
- ACCE’s associate degree list (Rev. 2024.03.13) includes no Indiana program.
Bachelor’s Degrees
| School | Program | Format | Accreditation | Est. In-State Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purdue Fort Wayne | B.S. Construction Management (Engineering Technology) | Campus | None stated | $38.1K |
| Purdue Northwest | B.S. Construction Management Engineering Technology | Campus | ABET ETAC | $39.2K |
| Indiana State University | B.S. Construction Management | Campus or Online | ACCE | $41.0K campus, $42.3K online |
| Purdue University | B.S. Construction Management | Campus (West Lafayette or Indianapolis) | ACCE | $41.3K Indianapolis, $42.3K West Lafayette |
| Ball State University | B.A./B.S. Construction Management | Campus | ACCE | $45.0K |
| Purdue Global | B.S. Business Administration, CM concentration | Online | None (ACBSP business) | $50.4K |
| Vincennes University | B.S. Technology, CM concentration (completion) | Hybrid or Online | None stated | $18.0K after an A.S. |
- Field experience: Ball State requires two internships (6 credits); Purdue requires 800 documented work hours; Indiana State requires one 3-credit internship; PFW requires a 1- to 2-credit construction experience course. PNW, Purdue Global, and Vincennes have no required internship.
- Math: Purdue, PNW, and PFW reach calculus. Indiana State requires precalculus and statistics. Ball State stops at quantitative reasoning and conceptual physics.
- Technical depth: PNW and PFW run about two technical courses for every management course, including structures, soils, and hydraulics. Vincennes’s B.S. stage adds one construction course; Purdue Global’s construction block is five courses.
- Out-of-state cost: PNW about $56.4K for any nonresident, Indiana State online $58.3K, PFW $57.2K for contiguous states or $97.1K otherwise, Purdue about $116.5K to $117.5K, and Ball State $119.2K.
You Should Know
- Purdue’s Indianapolis B.S. is new for 2026-27; whether ACCE accreditation covers that location is not clearly stated.
- Indiana State’s online B.S. includes a soils lab and a surveying course whose remote delivery is not explained.
- PNW’s posted tuition is for 2025-26; its nonresident 2026-27 rate is not yet posted.
Master’s Degrees
| School | Program | Format | Credits | Est. In-State Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purdue University | M.S. Construction Management Technology | Campus | 33 | $21.1K |
| Purdue University | M.S. Construction Management | Online | 33 | $24.8K |
Purdue’s campus M.S. is a research-oriented degree with a thesis option and only 12 required construction credits. Its online M.S. is a company-leadership degree (finance, law, marketing, strategy) for applicants with two years of construction management experience, at $29.9K for nonresidents.
Construction Management Programs by Indiana Region
Northwest Indiana and the Chicago Region
- Purdue University Northwest, Hammond (bachelor’s)
- Ivy Tech Community College, Lake County (associate)
Northeast Indiana
- Purdue University Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne (bachelor’s)
- Ivy Tech Community College, Fort Wayne and South Bend/Elkhart (associate)
Central Indiana
- Purdue University, West Lafayette and Indianapolis (bachelor’s, master’s, graduate certificate)
- Ball State University, Muncie (bachelor’s)
- Ivy Tech Community College, Indianapolis (associate)
West and Southwest Indiana
- Indiana State University, Terre Haute (bachelor’s, also online)
- Vincennes University, Vincennes (associate, bachelor’s completion)
Online Statewide
- Purdue Global (bachelor’s)
- Indiana State’s B.S., Vincennes’s B.S. completion, Ivy Tech’s A.S., and Purdue’s online M.S. and certificate
Indiana Contractor Licensing and Where a Degree Fits
Indiana has no statewide general contractor or residential builder license. The Indiana Professional Licensing Agency licenses construction-related professions such as plumbing, home inspection, architecture, engineering, and surveying, but not general contracting. Cities and counties license contractors instead, and their rules differ.
- Indianapolis and Marion County: Business and Neighborhood Services issues company licenses for general, electrical, HVAC, plumbing, and wrecking contractors. A general contractor license requires liability insurance, a $10,000 surety bond, workers’ compensation, and an orientation class, but no exam or experience, per the city’s 2025 application packet.
- Fort Wayne and Allen County: the Allen County Building Department licenses all contractors by exam or reciprocity, with General, Building, Residential, and Home Improvement contractor classes.
- Lake County: Hammond licenses residential and commercial general contractors and several specialty trades after an open-book exam (70% to pass), with a $5,000 bond.
- Plumbing: the state Plumbing Commission licenses plumbing contractors; the exam requires 6,400 hours in the trade over at least four years or a registered apprenticeship.
- Other state credentials: home inspectors (IPLA), elevator contractors (Department of Homeland Security), and asbestos and lead abatement contractors (IDEM and the Department of Health).
No Indiana state or local rule found lets a construction management degree replace experience or waive an exam. Indianapolis’s general contractor license has no exam or experience requirement for a degree to substitute for; Allen County credits only apprenticeship schooling. A degree’s code, estimating, and safety coursework is relevant preparation for exam-based local licenses such as Allen County’s and Hammond’s. Vincennes’s A.S. includes a course on the Indiana Residential Code, which is based on the 2018 International Residential Code.
You Should Know
- Electrical and HVAC licensing is local in Indiana; requirements in Indianapolis, Allen County, Evansville, and other cities differ.
- Indiana has drafted a 2026 Building Code based on the 2024 International Building Code; its effective date had not been set as of October 2026.
- HEA 1005-2025 changed residential permit timelines and allows private plan review starting in 2026; it does not create contractor licensing.
Transferring from an Indiana College to a University
The Indiana College Core is a 30-credit general education block that Indiana public colleges and universities accept as a block under Commission for Higher Education policy (IC 21-42-3-5). A student with an approved A.A. or A.S. is treated as having met at least 30 credits of general education. TransferIN.net lists how individual courses transfer.
- No construction pathway: Indiana’s Transfer Single Articulation Pathways, which guarantee junior standing for certain A.S. degrees, do not include construction management. The closest are Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Technology.
- A.A.S. degrees: the transfer statutes name only A.A. and A.S. degrees, so A.A.S. credit depends on each school’s agreements.
- School-specific routes: Vincennes’s A.S. feeds its own B.S. completion; PNW publishes guides from Chicago-area colleges and a trades pathway from Ivy Tech’s Apprenticeship Technology A.A.S.; Purdue Global shows an Ivy Tech graduate transferring 94 of 180 quarter credits.
- Prerequisites: Plan math early. Purdue, PNW, and PFW require calculus-level math; Ivy Tech’s A.S. covers algebra, trigonometry, and physics, while its A.A.S. and Vincennes’s A.S. do not.
You Should Know
- Completing the Indiana College Core does not guarantee admission to a specific major.
- Private institutions are not bound by the block-transfer policy, though some participate.
Bottom Line
Among the schools on this page, estimated in-state costs fall into four ranges: associate degrees at about $10.7K to $14.3K, master’s degrees at about $21.1K to $24.8K, public bachelor’s degrees at about $38.1K to $45K, and Purdue Global’s online business-and-construction degree at about $50.4K.
- Accreditation: Purdue, Ball State, and Indiana State hold ACCE-listed bachelor’s degrees; PNW’s is ABET accredited; Ivy Tech’s program is ATMAE accredited.
- Format: Indiana State’s B.S., Purdue Global, Vincennes’s B.S. completion, Ivy Tech’s A.S., and Purdue’s online M.S. and certificate are available online; the other programs are on campus.
- Internship: Ball State requires two internships, Indiana State one, Purdue 800 work hours, and PFW a short experience course; the rest require none.
- Next step: Open each linked profile and confirm tuition and admission dates with the school.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many construction management programs are in Indiana?
This page compares 13 construction management credentials at eight Indiana public colleges and universities.
Which Indiana construction management programs are ACCE accredited?
Purdue University’s B.S. in Construction Management, Ball State University’s B.A./B.S. in Construction Management, and Indiana State University’s B.S. in Construction Management.
Can I study construction management online in Indiana?
Yes. Indiana State’s ACCE B.S., Purdue Global’s business degree with a construction concentration, Vincennes’s B.S. completion, Ivy Tech’s A.S., and Purdue’s online M.S. and graduate certificate are all available online.
What is the cheapest construction management program in Indiana?
Among the schools on this page, Ivy Tech’s 60-credit A.A.S. or A.S. costs least, at about $10.7K in-state. The lowest-cost full bachelor’s is Purdue Fort Wayne’s at about $38.1K in-state.
Do I need a contractor license in Indiana?
Not from the state for general contracting; Indiana licenses contractors at the city and county level. Indianapolis, Allen County, Hammond, and other localities set their own requirements, and plumbing contractors need a state license.
Program data verified October 2026 from each school’s profile. Licensing and transfer information from the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency, Indianapolis Business and Neighborhood Services, the Allen County Building Department, the City of Hammond, the Indiana Department of Homeland Security, the Indiana Commission for Higher Education, and Indiana Code Title 21.