2022 Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for an Associate For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for an Associate For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 44 architectural and building sciences/technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for an Associate For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in architectural and building sciences/technology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent architectural and building sciences/technology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the architectural and building sciences/technology 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 and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for an Associate For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree architectural and building sciences/technology students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology (Income $48-$75k)

#1

Ranken Technical College

Saint Louis, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$15,045 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ranken Technical College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for an Associate For Those Making $48-$75k list. Ranken Technical College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Ranken Technical College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $15,045 for Associate Degree Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Ranken Technical College.

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#2

New York Institute of Technology

Old Westbury, New York

#2 in overall quality

$21,729 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for an Associate For Those Making $48-$75k list. NYIT is a private not-for-profit institution located in Old Westbury, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NYIT, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for New York Institute of Technology is $21,729 for associate degree architectural and building sciences/technology students whose families make $48-$75k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology at New York Institute of Technology

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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