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2022 Best Value Architectural History and Criticism, General Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k

6 Ranked Colleges
111 Degrees Awarded
$21,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Architectural History and Criticism, General Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Architectural History and Criticism, General Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 146 people earned their degree in architectural history and criticism, general, making the major the 877th most popular in the United States.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 111 architectural history and criticism, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Architectural History and Criticism, General Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in architectural history and criticism, general. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality architectural history and criticism, general programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the architectural history and criticism, general program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Architectural History and Criticism, General Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Architectural History and Criticism, General Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Architectural History & Criticism, General (Income $30-$48k)

#1

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Architectural History and Criticism, General Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. Northeastern University is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 11 bachelors’s architectural history and criticism, general degrees in 2019-2020.

Northeastern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Architectural History & Criticism, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Northeastern is $12,823 for bachelor’s degree architectural history and criticism, general students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Northeastern University Architectural History & Criticism, General Report

#2

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Architectural History and Criticism, General Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Charlottesville, Virginia, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s architectural history and criticism, general degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Virginia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Architectural History & Criticism, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Virginia is $11,696 for bachelor’s degree architectural history and criticism, general students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 1.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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#3

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Architectural History and Criticism, General Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Lawrence, Kansas, this large public school awarded 38 degrees to qualified bachelors’s architectural history and criticism, general students in 2019-2020.

KU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Architectural History & Criticism, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Kansas is $15,380 for Bachelor’s Degree Architectural History and Criticism, General students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full University of Kansas Architectural History & Criticism, General Report

#4

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Architectural History and Criticism, General Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Syracuse University landed the #4 spot on the list. Syracuse is a large school located in Syracuse, New York that handed out 1 bachelors’s architectural history and criticism, general degrees in 2019-2020.

Syracuse not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Architectural History & Criticism, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Syracuse University is $21,360 for Bachelor’s Degree Architectural History and Criticism, General students whose families make $30-$48k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#5

Roger Williams University

Bristol, Rhode Island
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Architectural History and Criticism, General Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Roger Williams University landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Bristol, Rhode Island, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s architectural history and criticism, general degrees in 2019-2020.

RWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Architectural History & Criticism, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $28,784 for bachelor’s degree architectural history and criticism, general students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend RWU.

The low student loan default rate of 4.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Architectural History & Criticism, General at RWU

#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Savannah College of Art and Design did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Architectural History and Criticism, General Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. SCAD is a fairly large school located in Savannah, Georgia that handed out 2 bachelors’s architectural history and criticism, general degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SCAD, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Architectural History & Criticism, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Savannah College of Art and Design is $41,628 for bachelor’s degree architectural history and criticism, general students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full SCAD Architectural History & Criticism, General Report

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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