After completing an undergraduate degree, students can further their education by achieving a master’s degree. While it may take two or more years to complete, the additional advanced education can give the student the opportunity to specialize in a preferred area of study.

What is a Master in Building Maintenance? As innovative technology continues to be integrated into building designs, this advanced degree can provide graduates with the information needed to maintain healthy, energy-efficient buildings. In addition to studying sustainable architectural design elements, students may also spend time focusing on how humans interact with building environments, maximizing health and comfort for the occupants. Other courses within the degree may focus on government regulation, building codes, and environmental impact issues.

Graduates often learn how to maximize the performance of building complexes, including adding upgrades to buildings not originally designed for resource efficiency. They may sharpen written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to explain complex engineering details to regulators or other interested parties who do not have technical backgrounds.

The cost to complete a postgraduate degree can vary depending on the length of the degree program, school location, the types of content offered, and whether classes are taken on campus or remotely. Costs can also be impacted depending on the school’s reputation in the chosen field of study.

Graduates may become commercial property managers, senior building engineers or maintenance directors for individual buildings to sprawling complexes with multi-use structures, incorporating varying generations of technology. Others choose to be consultants with architectural or engineering firms that specialize in new construction or renovation projects. When combined with an interest in business management, graduates can become owners and CEOs of their own architectural or engineering firms. With an interest in working in the public sector, graduates can join government building departments as senior analysts, regulators or compliance administrators.

Graduate degrees can be earned in person, online, or in combination with internships and student consulting opportunities. Search for your program below and contact directly the admission office of the school of your choice by filling in the lead form.