It is one of the hot majors added by the Ministry of Education according to the needs of national economic and social development, and it is an interdisciplinary subject of social science and natural science based on economic management theory and led by engineering project management theory and method.

The prospect of engineering cost industry is optimistic, and engineering cost belongs to civil buildings, because every project needs a cost budget, which is very important for this work. There are many buildings in China. Take Beijing Olympic Games as an example. How can the cost budget of such a huge project not need professionals? What other installation, civil engineering, municipal, etc. , all need to use the cost, related to people's livelihood, important and rigorous. In addition, the cost review is very strict and the pass rate is very low. There are many people studying abroad in China, but there is a lack of high-quality project cost personnel.

The major of engineering cost is one of the new hot majors according to the needs of national economic and social development, and it is a new discipline developed from the major of construction engineering management based on the major of economic management. Before the project, almost all projects require a complete budget from commencement to completion, including commencement budget, project schedule allocation, project completion settlement, etc. No matter the owner, the construction unit or the third-party cost consulting organization, they must have their own core budget personnel. Therefore, the demand for engineering cost professionals is very large, and the employment prospects are very hot, which belongs to the emerging gold industry. Wide employment channels, high wages, great freedom and broad development opportunities.