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2022 Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Getting Aid

5 Ranked Colleges
385 Degrees Awarded
$31,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor's in California For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

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 California, there were 824 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 385 architectural and building sciences/technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,907 and $21,546 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 5 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Getting Aid.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology in California (With Aid)

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Getting Aid list. Located in San Luis Obispo, California, this large public school handed out 126 degrees to qualified bachelors’s architectural and building sciences/technology students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. The yearly cost to attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is $21,595 for California Bachelor’s Degree Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 1.1% 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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#2

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Getting Aid list. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees to 67 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USC, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. It costs about $29,528 for california bachelor’s degree architectural and building sciences/technology students with aid per year to attend University of Southern California.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#3

Woodbury University

Burbank, California
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Woodbury University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Getting Aid list. Burbank, California 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 65 students in 2019-2020.

Woodbury not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list. It costs about $23,915 for california bachelor’s degree architectural and building sciences/technology students with aid per year to attend Woodbury.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full Woodbury Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Newschool of Architecture and Design. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Getting Aid list. San Diego, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees to 56 students in 2019-2020.

Newschool of Architecture and Design also took the #3 spot in our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. It costs about $37,409 for california bachelor’s degree architectural and building sciences/technology students with aid per year to attend Newschool of Architecture and Design.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Newschool of Architecture and Design Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Report

#5

Art Center College of Design

Pasadena, California
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Art Center College of Design landed the #5 spot on the list. Art Center College of Design is located in Pasadena, California and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees to qualified students.

Art Center College of Design also made our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend Art Center College of Design is $47,080 for california bachelor’s degree architectural and building sciences/technology students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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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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