Eight Louisiana schools offer construction management programs: seven public colleges and universities and one for-profit career college, ITI Technical College. Five offer a bachelor’s degree, three offer an associate degree, and Louisiana State University also offers certificates and a master’s. Four programs hold ACCE accreditation: Baton Rouge Community College’s A.A.S., LSU’s B.S. and M.S., and the University of Louisiana Monroe’s B.S. UL Lafayette’s degree is accredited by ATMAE as an engineering technology program.
Public associate degrees cost about $10,300 to $10,700 in tuition and mandatory fees. Campus bachelor’s degrees run from about $39,800 at Southern University to $51,900 at LSU for Louisiana residents. LSU’s online B.S. costs about $57,200 to $58,100 for every student, wherever they live, which makes it cheaper than LSU’s campus B.S. for anyone paying out-of-state tuition.
Louisiana Construction Management Programs at a Glance
| School | Location | Credentials | Format | Credits | Est. In-State Tuition | Program Accreditation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baton Rouge Community College | Baton Rouge, LA | Associate | Campus, Online | 60 | $10,650 | ACCE |
| ITI Technical College | Baton Rouge, LA | Associate | Campus | 97 | $23,422 | Not stated |
| Louisiana State University | Baton Rouge, LA | Bachelor's, Certificate, Master's | Campus, Online | 18–125 | $8,370–$58,125 | ACCE |
| LSU New Orleans | New Orleans, LA | Bachelor's | Campus | 120 | $46,102 | Not stated |
| Nunez Community College | Chalmette, LA | Associate | Campus | 60–61 | $10,322–$10,473 | Not stated |
| Southern University and A&M College | Baton Rouge, LA | Bachelor's | Campus | 120 | $39,832 | Not stated |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette | Lafayette, LA | Bachelor's | Campus | 120 | $49,640 | ATMAE |
| University of Louisiana Monroe | Monroe, LA | Bachelor's | Campus | 120 | $41,941 | ACCE |
Costs are estimated program totals using each school’s 2026-27 tuition and mandatory fees (2024-25 federal data for ITI). College, course, and engineering differential fees are explained on each profile.
Best Louisiana Construction Management Programs by Goal
- Accredited two-year degree, online or in person: Baton Rouge Community College‘s ACCE-accredited A.A.S. costs about $10,650, and BRCC lists every course in both formats.
- Lowest-cost bachelor’s: Southern University at about $39,800 for residents, with a required internship. The program launched in 2025 and is not yet ACCE-accredited.
- Lowest-cost ACCE-accredited bachelor’s: ULM at about $41,900, about $2,100 more than Southern. Every ULM student takes the AIC Associate Constructor exam in a required course.
- Fully online or living outside Louisiana: LSU offers its ACCE-accredited B.S. and M.S. online at a flat rate with no out-of-state charge.
- Required internship: Southern requires a 3-credit internship, and LSU New Orleans requires one with a local construction company.
- Urban renovation and historic preservation: LSU New Orleans requires courses in historic restoration, urban design, and green building.
- Construction software depth: UL Lafayette teaches AutoCAD, Revit, Navisworks, Bluebeam, and Primavera P6 inside a 120-credit degree with a built-in business minor.
- Trades first, then supervision: Nunez Community College‘s A.A.S. pairs carpentry, electrical, and HVAC shop courses with six management courses.
- Industrial and plant work, morning or evening: ITI Technical College‘s A.O.S. meets four days a week and includes piping and instrumentation drawings and industrial estimating, at about $23,400.
- Master’s degree: LSU’s ACCE-accredited M.S. costs about $30,800 online (36 credits) or about $26,400 on campus for residents.
Louisiana Construction Management Programs by Degree Level
Certificates
| School | Program | Format | Credits | Est. Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana State University | Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Construction Management | Online | 18 | $8,370 |
| Louisiana State University | Undergraduate Certificate in Construction Management | Online | 24 | $11,160 |
Both certificates are online at LSU’s $465/credit undergraduate rate. The post-baccalaureate certificate is for students who already hold a bachelor’s degree in another field.
Associate Degrees
| School | Program | Format | Accreditation | Est. In-State Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nunez Community College | A.S. in Construction Leadership (60 credits) | Campus | None | $10,322 |
| Nunez Community College | A.A.S. in Construction Management and Technology (61 credits) | Campus | None | $10,473 |
| Baton Rouge Community College | A.A.S. in Construction Management (60 credits) | Campus or online | ACCE | $10,650 |
| ITI Technical College | A.O.S. in Construction Management (97 quarter credits) | Campus | None (school accredited by ACCSC) | $23,422 |
The three public associate degrees cost within about $330 of each other, so accreditation and purpose decide the choice. BRCC is the only ACCE-accredited associate degree on this page. Nunez’s A.S. is built for transfer, with College Algebra, Trigonometry, physics, and surveying, while its A.A.S. and ITI’s A.O.S. are built for going straight to work.
You Should Know
- Both Nunez degrees enrolled their first students in fall 2026, so neither has graduates or outcomes data yet.
- ITI does not publish tuition; its cost comes from federal College Navigator data.
- None of the associate degrees requires an internship.
Bachelor’s Degrees
| School | Program | Format | Internship | Accreditation | Est. In-State Cost | Est. Out-of-State Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern University | B.S. Construction Management | Campus | Required | None yet | $39,832 | $69,232 |
| University of Louisiana Monroe | B.S. Construction Management | Campus | None listed | ACCE | $41,941 | $90,341 |
| LSU New Orleans | B.S. Urban Construction Management | Campus | Required | None | $46,102 | $65,446 |
| UL Lafayette | B.S. Engineering and Technology Management, CM concentration | Campus | Elective | ATMAE | $49,640 | $104,552 |
| Louisiana State University | B.S. Construction Management | Campus | Elective | ACCE | $51,862 | $118,570 |
| Louisiana State University | B.S. Construction Management | Online | Elective | ACCE | $57,195-$58,125 | $57,195-$58,125 |
Among the schools on this page, in-state costs differ by about $12,000 on campus, but out-of-state costs differ by more than $50,000. Non-residents pay the least at LSU online, LSU New Orleans, and Southern.
- Math: LSU and Southern require Calculus I (LSU also accepts Business Calculus), and UL Lafayette requires Survey of Calculus or Calculus I. ULM and LSU New Orleans stop at trigonometry.
- Construction depth: ULM requires 60 credits of construction courses. UL Lafayette’s concentration has six construction courses inside a broader engineering technology management degree.
- Extra fees: LSU New Orleans adds a $63/credit College of Engineering fee, already included in its total above.
You Should Know
- Southern’s program launched in 2025 and LSU New Orleans’ in 2020; neither is ACCE-accredited yet.
- LSU’s campus B.S. runs 123-125 credits; the other bachelor’s degrees are 120 credits.
- LSU New Orleans’ internship course is missing from its 2026-27 requirement list even though the program page calls the internship required. Confirm with the department.
Master’s Degrees
| School | Program | Format | Credits | Est. In-State Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana State University | M.S. Construction Management | Campus | 30-36 | $26,427 |
| Louisiana State University | M.S. Construction Management | Online | 36 | $30,780 |
LSU’s M.S. is the only construction management master’s on this page, and it is ACCE-accredited through July 2033. The online version charges $855/credit for all students; on campus, non-residents pay about $60,300.
Construction Management Programs by Louisiana Region
Baton Rouge
- Baton Rouge Community College, Baton Rouge (associate)
- ITI Technical College, Baton Rouge (associate)
- Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge (certificate, bachelor’s, master’s; most also online)
- Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge (bachelor’s)
New Orleans Area
- LSU New Orleans, New Orleans (bachelor’s)
- Nunez Community College, Chalmette (associate)
Acadiana
- University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette (bachelor’s)
North Louisiana
- University of Louisiana Monroe, Monroe (bachelor’s)
No school on this page offers a construction management program in the Shreveport or Lake Charles areas; students there can use BRCC’s or LSU’s online options.
Other Construction Programs in Louisiana
These programs came up in research but are not profiled here because they are engineering or trades programs, or because they have closed.
- Louisiana Tech University: B.S. in Construction Engineering Technology in Ruston, with surveying and estimating coursework and an optional surveying certificate.
- Louisiana State University: B.S. in Construction Engineering, which blends civil engineering with construction management and is offered on campus and online (122 credits online at $465/credit).
- Discontinued programs: Bossier Parish Community College’s Construction Technology and Management A.A.S. last appeared in its 2019-20 catalog. The LCTCS board deleted Delgado Community College’s Civil and Construction Applied Engineering Technology A.A.S. in October 2025 and River Parishes Community College’s Construction Science A.A.S. in August 2025.
- Trades programs: Louisiana’s community and technical colleges teach carpentry, electrical, HVAC, and other building trades, which can lead into supervision but are not construction management degrees.
Do You Need a Contractor License in Louisiana?
Yes, above set project values. The Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors (LSLBC) licenses contractors statewide under R.S. 37:2150-2165. Under the 2026 edition of the law, a commercial license is required for commercial projects of $50,000 or more, and $10,000 or more for electrical, mechanical, and plumbing work. A residential license is required for new homes of $50,000 or more, and home improvement registration covers work on existing homes from $7,500 up to $50,000.
- What the license requires: each license names a qualifying party, who completes the LSLBC Business and Law course and passes the trade exam (or submits the credential) for each classification. Commercial and residential licensees must show a net worth of $50,000 or more, and residential licensees carry at least $500,000 in general liability coverage plus workers’ compensation.
- Construction managers: R.S. 37:2161 requires a license in the matching classification for anyone who supervises contractors’ work for an owner on commercial projects above $50,000. An owner’s own employees who oversee work on the owner’s behalf are exempt.
Louisiana law sets no experience requirement for a contractor license, so a construction management degree does not shorten a waiting period or waive an exam. What a degree can do is prepare a graduate for the trade exam: Southern University offers an elective course that prepares students for the AIC Associate Constructor exam and the LSLBC Building Construction exam.
You Should Know
- Contractors licensed in another state may have the trade exam waived through reciprocity, but the Business and Law requirement cannot be waived.
- The residential threshold was $75,000 under earlier versions of the law, and older guides still cite it; check the current LSLBC rules before bidding.
Transferring from a Louisiana College to a University
Under Louisiana’s statewide articulation law (R.S. 17:3163), a graduate of an Associate of Arts or Associate of Science Louisiana Transfer degree (AALT or ASLT) who earns a C or better in each course has met all lower-division general education at any Louisiana public university. The guarantee does not promise admission to a specific major or that the courses will count toward that major’s requirements.
- Transfer pathways: the Board of Regents’ Universal Transfer Pathways guarantee the first 60 hours toward specific bachelor’s degrees, including civil engineering and management. Construction management is not on the published list as of November 2026.
- A.S. first: Nunez‘s A.S. in Construction Leadership is designed for transfer but names no partner university. Plan math around the target school: LSU and Southern require calculus, while ULM and LSU New Orleans stop at trigonometry.
- A.A.S. first: applied degrees, including BRCC’s ACCE-accredited A.A.S., have no construction management articulation agreement on this page. Technical credit transfers only where the university evaluates it.
- Transfer GPA: LSU’s construction management program asks transfer students for a 2.50 GPA, and LSU New Orleans asks for 2.00.
Bottom Line
Louisiana students can start at a community college for about $10,300 to $10,700, finish a campus bachelor’s for about $39,800 to $51,900, or study fully online through LSU. The biggest price differences are for non-residents, where LSU’s online B.S. and LSU New Orleans cost far less than out-of-state tuition at ULM, UL Lafayette, or LSU’s campus.
- Accreditation: BRCC (A.A.S.), LSU (B.S. and M.S.), and ULM (B.S.) hold ACCE accreditation; UL Lafayette holds ATMAE.
- Format: BRCC and LSU offer online options; every other program is on campus.
- Internship: Southern and LSU New Orleans require one; the others list it as elective or not at all.
- Next step: compare each profile’s math sequence and field experience against the work you want to do.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many construction management programs are in Louisiana?
Eight schools: Baton Rouge Community College, ITI Technical College, Louisiana State University, LSU New Orleans, Nunez Community College, Southern University, UL Lafayette, and ULM. Five offer bachelor’s degrees, three offer associate degrees, and LSU also offers certificates and a master’s.
Which Louisiana construction management programs are ACCE-accredited?
Baton Rouge Community College’s A.A.S., LSU’s B.S. and M.S., and ULM’s B.S. UL Lafayette’s degree is accredited by ATMAE instead.
Are there online construction management degrees in Louisiana?
Yes. LSU offers its B.S., M.S., and two certificates fully online, and Baton Rouge Community College lists every course in its A.A.S. as available online.
What is the cheapest construction management degree in Louisiana?
Among the schools on this page, Nunez’s A.S. is the lowest-cost associate degree at about $10,300, and Southern University is the lowest-cost bachelor’s at about $39,800 for residents. ULM is the lowest-cost ACCE-accredited bachelor’s at about $41,900.
Does a construction management degree help with a Louisiana contractor license?
Not directly. Louisiana sets no experience requirement and no degree waiver, so commercial and residential licenses still need the Business and Law course and the trade exam. Some programs, like Southern’s elective exam-prep course, help students prepare for that exam.
Program data verified November 2026 from each school’s 2026-27 catalog and tuition schedule. Licensing information from the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors and R.S. 37:2150-2165 (August 2026 edition); transfer rules from R.S. 17:3163 and the Louisiana Board of Regents.