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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology (Income $75-$110k) in the New England Region

4 Ranked Colleges
266 Degrees Awarded
$34,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k” 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.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology (Income $75-$110k) in the New England Region

#1

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. 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 $24,051 for new england region bachelor’s degree architectural and building sciences/technology students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend UMass Amherst.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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%.

Full UMass Amherst Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Report

#2

Boston Architectural College

Boston, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston Architectural College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Boston Architectural College is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 27 bachelors’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees to qualified students.

Boston Architectural College also took the #4 spot in our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full Boston Architectural College Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Report

#3

Wentworth Institute of Technology

Boston, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wentworth Institute of Technology. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 76 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s architectural and building sciences/technology students in 2019-2020.

WIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #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 $36,872 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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

#4

Rhode Island School of Design

Providence, Rhode Island
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rhode Island School of Design landed the #4 spot on the list. Providence, Rhode Island is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees to 44 students in 2019-2020.

RISD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Rhode Island School of Design is $41,250 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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.

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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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