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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

4 Ranked Colleges
266 Degrees Awarded
$25,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 5,851 people earned their degree in architectural and building sciences/technology, making the major the 155th most popular in the United States.

Across the New England region, there were 786 architectural and building sciences/technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 266 architectural and building sciences/technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in architectural and building sciences/technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great architectural and building sciences/technology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the architectural and building sciences/technology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region bachelor’s degree architectural and building sciences/technology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

#1

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Massachusetts Amherst is a public institution located in Amherst, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 119 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst also took the #3 spot in our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $13,137 for new england region bachelor’s degree architectural and building sciences/technology students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

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#2

Boston Architectural College

Boston, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston Architectural College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston Architectural College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Boston Architectural College is $25,124 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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#3

Wentworth Institute of Technology

Boston, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wentworth Institute of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. WIT is a small school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 76 bachelors’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees in 2019-2020.

WIT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for WIT is $30,875 for new england region bachelor’s degree architectural and building sciences/technology students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.0% 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%.

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#4

Rhode Island School of Design

Providence, Rhode Island
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rhode Island School of Design. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This small school is located in Providence, Rhode Island, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees in 2019-2020.

RISD also made our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $32,844 for new england region bachelor’s degree architectural and building sciences/technology students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend RISD.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

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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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