Alexandria, VA (population: 147,786) has three construction schools within a 100-mile radius of its city center. University of the District of Columbia, the highest ranked school in this group with a construction program, has a total student population of 4,960. It is the 5573rd highest ranked school in the USA and the 16th highest in the state of District Of Columbia (#1 is George Washington University).
Construction students from Alexandria schools who go on to become construction area managers, construction workers, construction professionals, construction superintendents, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 204,760 people working as construction managers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $93,290. Also, Painters, construction and maintenance make on average $37,320 per year and there are about 214,240 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan area alone, there are 3,070 employed painters, construction and maintenance earning an average salary of $36,970. Construction managers in this area earn $101,740/yr and there are 3,930 employed.
Alexandria lies in Alexandria county, which is one of the 61 counties in Virginia. Overall, the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan area has 2,300,000 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 1% unemployment rate, $29/hr average worker wage, and a $60,090 average annual salary. Thus, about 2 out of every 1000 jobs in Alexandria are held by construction managers, and 1/1000 are held by painters, construction and maintenance.
Of the 3 construction schools with a 100-mile radius of Alexandria, none have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Westwood College-Arlington Ballston comes out as the most expensive ($21,688/yr) for construction students, with University of the District of Columbia as the lowest, reported at only $7,881/yr.
| Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from Alexandria |
| Falls Church | VA | - | 1 | 13.4471 | 18 | 6.1 miles |
| Annandale | VA | 60,438 | 3 | 18.9314 | 107 | 6.5 miles |
| McLean | VA | - | 1 | 24.682 | 8 | 9.2 miles |
| Capitol Heights | MD | - | 1 | 32.1418 | 6 | 10.4 miles |
| Takoma Park | MD | - | 1 | 13.9013 | 66 | 11.8 miles |
| Fairfax | VA | - | 1 | 38.2292 | 131 | 11.8 miles |
| Bethesda | MD | 59,221 | 1 | 7.29955 | 10 | 11.9 miles |
| Adelphi | MD | - | 1 | 12.6602 | 95 | 14.2 miles |
| North Bethesda | MD | 48,357 | 0 | - | 0 | 15.3 miles |
| Potomac | MD | 42,836 | 0 | - | 0 | 15.7 miles |
| Lanham | MD | - | 1 | 24.0199 | 10 | 15.9 miles |
| Reston | VA | 64,064 | 1 | 5.74171 | 25 | 16.6 miles |
| Rockville | MD | 63,567 | 2 | 20.9627 | 85 | 18.3 miles |
| Aspen Hill | MD | 53,748 | 0 | - | 0 | 18.7 miles |
| Herndon | VA | - | 1 | 2.02111 | 10 | 19.0 miles |
| Bowie | MD | 52,071 | 1 | 51.6519 | 53 | 21.2 miles |
| Manassas | VA | - | 2 | 19.7716 | 11 | 21.3 miles |
| Sterling | VA | 69,591 | 2 | 35.6922 | 64 | 22.5 miles |
| Olney | MD | 41,213 | 1 | 14.4703 | 35 | 22.8 miles |
| Gaithersburg | MD | 59,755 | 2 | 35.5602 | 8 | 23.2 miles |
| Montgomery Village | MD | 43,313 | 0 | - | 0 | 25.5 miles |
| Germantown | MD | 71,619 | 0 | - | 0 | 26.5 miles |
| Severn | MD | 47,939 | 0 | - | 0 | 30.9 miles |
| Leesburg | VA | 42,666 | 2 | 20.8639 | 37 | 31.8 miles |
| Annapolis | MD | - | 2 | 37.2711 | 28 | 34.0 miles |
| Ellicott City | MD | 73,232 | 0 | - | 0 | 34.1 miles |
| Arnold | MD | - | 2 | 15.7612 | 101 | 34.8 miles |
| Linthicum | MD | - | 1 | 23.7302 | 4 | 35.5 miles |
| Catonsville | MD | 43,590 | 0 | - | 0 | 35.8 miles |
| Fredericksburg | VA | - | 2 | 52.9416 | 59 | 41.0 miles |