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2022 Best Vallue Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k

7 Ranked Colleges
21 Degrees Awarded
$39,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Vallue Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k” 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 Vallue Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k” 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 Vallue Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology (Income Over $110k)

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s architectural and building sciences/technology students in 2019-2020.

Georgia Tech also took the #4 spot in our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. 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.

Full Georgia Tech Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Report

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Champaign, Illinois, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois Institute of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k list. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 2 doctorate’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees in 2019-2020.

Illinois Tech also made our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois Institute of Technology are $30,695, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts Institute of Technology landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees in 2019-2020.

MIT also took the #1 spot in our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Massachusetts Institute of Technology are $56,719.

Read more about Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology at MIT

#5

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Vallue Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k list. KU is a large school located in Lawrence, Kansas that handed out 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 KU are $25,007, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3 in overall quality

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Troy, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

RPI also took the #3 spot in our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at RPI are $58,325, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology at RPI

#7

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

Carnegie Mellon University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Carnegie Mellon did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon are $47,326.

Read more about Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology at Carnegie Mellon

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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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