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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology (Income $48-$75k)

7 Ranked Colleges
21 Degrees Awarded
$39,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology is the 155th most popular major in the country with 5,851 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 21 architectural and building sciences/technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in architectural and building sciences/technology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality architectural and building sciences/technology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the architectural and building sciences/technology program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k

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

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology (Income $48-$75k)

#1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k list. Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a fairly large school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts that handed out 3 doctorate’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees in 2019-2020.

MIT also made our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at MIT are $56,719, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a large public school situated in Champaign, Illinois. It awarded 2 doctorate’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC also took the #5 spot in our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Georgia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus are $31,334, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Carnegie Mellon University landed the #4 spot on the list. Carnegie Mellon University is a fairly large school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 5 doctorate’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees in 2019-2020.

Carnegie Mellon also took the #2 spot in our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon University are $47,326, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois Institute of Technology landed the #5 spot on the list. Illinois Institute of Technology is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 2 doctorate’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees in 2019-2020.

Illinois Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois Institute of Technology are $30,695, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3 in overall quality

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k list. RPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Troy, New York. It awarded 4 doctorate’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees in 2019-2020.

RPI also made our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are $58,325, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#7 in overall quality

University of Kansas landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. University of Kansas is a large public school situated in Lawrence, Kansas. It awarded 1 doctorate’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees in 2019-2020.

KU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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