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2022 Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

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 Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 7 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.

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 a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology (With Aid)

#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 Getting Aid list. Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

MIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Massachusetts Institute of Technology are $56,719, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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 Getting Aid list. Champaign, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

UIUC also made our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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 Getting Aid. Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree architectural and building sciences/technology students with aid list, Georgia Tech has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia Tech are $31,334, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Lawrence, Kansas, this large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s architectural and building sciences/technology students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree architectural and building sciences/technology students with aid list, KU has also earned the #7 rank 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 University of Kansas are $25,007.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois Institute of Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s architectural and building sciences/technology students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Illinois Tech, the school also landed the #6 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 Illinois Institute of Technology are $30,695.

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#6

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

Carnegie Mellon University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid ranking. Carnegie Mellon is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees to qualified students.

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

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#3 in overall quality

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid ranking. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is a private not-for-profit institution located in Troy, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

RPI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are $58,325, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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