2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

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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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 1,538 architectural and building sciences/technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 9 architectural and building sciences/technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,944 and $116,843 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

#1

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$47,326 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Carnegie Mellon University landed the #1 spot on the list. 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 also made our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon University are $47,326.

Full Carnegie Mellon Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Report

#2

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy, New York

#2 in overall quality

$58,325 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. RPI 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 #2 on our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are $58,325, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology at RPI

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

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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