1. If the target is a registered cost engineer, at least college degree or above (cost major or construction engineering);

2. Project cost and budget are synonyms. In the past, they were called budget makers, but now they are called cost makers. Learning cost is learning budget, of course, there are learning estimation, budget estimation, settlement, cost principle and investment control (in the past, the budget was not just learning budget);

3. The steps you have to take are: study the project cost and obtain the qualification certificate of cost engineer. It is best to have a cost job and meet the annual requirements (4-5 years) with a college degree or above. Adjust the order according to your own situation;

4. The project cost includes secondary school, junior college, undergraduate course, full-time and amateur study, and even cost training courses. You can choose according to your own situation (civil engineering is not a major in engineering cost, but there is a course in engineering cost, because you should know its cost level when you are engaged in civil engineering).