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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Architectural Sciences & Technology (Income $0-$30k)

44 Ranked Colleges
2,547 Degrees Awarded
$11,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Architectural Sciences & Technology is the 128th most popular major in the country with 6,631 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, architectural sciences and technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $48,611 and had an average of $53,442 in loans still to pay off.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,547 architectural sciences and technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 44 colleges that offered a degree in architectural sciences and technology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent architectural sciences and technology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the architectural sciences and 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 Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree architect science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Architectural Sciences & Technology (Income $0-$30k)

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cornell University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Ithaca, New York, and it awarded 77 bachelors’s architect science degrees in 2019-2020.

Cornell also took the #1 spot in our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $7,484 for bachelor’s degree architect science students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Cornell.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.

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Out of the 44 schools in the Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 59 bachelors’s architect science degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle also took the #5 spot in our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus is $7,850 for bachelor’s degree architect science students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.

Full UW Seattle Architectural Sciences & Technology Report

#3

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

Out of the 44 schools in the Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington University in St Louis landed the #3 spot on the list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s architect science degrees to 26 students in 2019-2020.

WUSTL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #19 on our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $5,273 for Bachelor’s Degree Architect Science students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Washington University in St Louis.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. UIUC is a public institution located in Champaign, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 91 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $5,477 for bachelor’s degree architect science students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

The low student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Architectural Sciences & Technology Report

#5

The City College of New York

New York, New York

Out of the 44 schools in the Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, The City College of New York landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 49 bachelors’s architect science degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for CCNY is $704 for Bachelor’s Degree Architect Science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full CCNY Architectural Sciences & Technology Report

#6

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#3 in overall quality

Virginia Tech came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Virginia Tech is a public institution located in Blacksburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 120 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Virginia Tech is $11,138 for bachelor’s degree architect science students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

Read more about Architectural Sciences & Technology at Virginia Tech

With a ranking of #7, New York City College of Technology did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Brooklyn, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s architect science degrees to 76 students in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend New York City College of Technology is $2,456 for Bachelor’s Degree Architect Science students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. San Luis Obispo, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s architect science degrees to 126 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree architect science students whose families make $0-$30k list, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $12,475 for bachelor’s degree architect science students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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%.

Full California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo Architectural Sciences & Technology Report

#13 in overall quality

Iowa State University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Iowa State University is located in Ames, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 83 bachelors’s architect science degrees to qualified students.

Iowa State also made our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #13. It costs about $10,054 for Bachelor’s Degree Architect Science students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Iowa State University.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

Full Iowa State University Architectural Sciences & Technology Report

#20 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, this large public school awarded 31 degrees to qualified bachelors’s architect science students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree architect science students whose families make $0-$30k list, OSU has also earned the #20 rank in our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is $8,669 for bachelor’s degree architect science students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#11

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington

With a ranking of #11, Washington State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Wazzu is located in Pullman, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 40 bachelors’s architect science degrees to qualified students.

The yearly cost to attend Wazzu is $9,334 for bachelor’s degree architect science students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Architectural Sciences & Technology at Washington State University

#12

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

University of Arizona landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 49 bachelors’s architect science degrees to qualified students.

The estimated yearly cost for University of Arizona is $10,562 for Bachelor’s Degree Architect Science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full University of Arizona Architectural Sciences & Technology Report

#13

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#16 in overall quality

University of Massachusetts Amherst came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Amherst, Massachusetts, this large public school awarded 119 degrees to qualified bachelors’s architect science students in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst also took the #16 spot in our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Massachusetts Amherst is $13,137 for bachelor’s degree architect science students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Massachusetts Amherst Architectural Sciences & Technology Report

#14

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

Carnegie Mellon University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #14. This fairly large school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 37 bachelors’s architect science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree architect science students whose families make $0-$30k list, Carnegie Mellon has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Carnegie Mellon University is $12,542 for bachelor’s degree architect science students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 0.6% 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 student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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#15 in overall quality

New Jersey Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #15. NJIT is a fairly large school located in Newark, New Jersey that handed out 57 bachelors’s architect science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree architect science students whose families make $0-$30k list, NJIT has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend New Jersey Institute of Technology is $12,853 for bachelor’s degree architect science students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full NJIT Architectural Sciences & Technology Report

#24 in overall quality

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. CU Anschutz is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 103 bachelors’s architect science degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CU Anschutz, the school also landed the #24 spot in our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is $11,584 for Bachelor’s Degree Architect Science students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%.

Read full report on Architectural Sciences & Technology at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

#17

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California

University of Southern California ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. USC is a private not-for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 67 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

USC also took the #6 spot in our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend USC is $14,668 for Bachelor’s Degree Architect Science students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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#18

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah

University of Utah did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #18. This large school is located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and it awarded 39 bachelors’s architect science degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $11,511 for Bachelor’s Degree Architect Science students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend U of U.

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 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full U of U Architectural Sciences & Technology Report

#19

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana

Tulane University of Louisiana landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Tulane is a fairly large school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 22 bachelors’s architect science degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $23,968 for bachelor’s degree architect science students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Tulane.

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. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#22 in overall quality

With a ranking of #20, Miami University - Oxford did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Oxford, Ohio, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s architect science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree architect science students whose families make $0-$30k list, Miami University - Oxford has also earned the #22 rank in our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $13,759 for bachelor’s degree architect science students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Miami University - Oxford.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.

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#21 in overall quality

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. University of Oklahoma is a large public school situated in Norman, Oklahoma. It awarded 14 bachelors’s architect science degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #21 on our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $16,675 for Bachelor’s Degree Architect Science students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Oklahoma.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#22

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota

South Dakota State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #22. South Dakota State University is a fairly large public school situated in Brookings, South Dakota. It awarded 34 bachelors’s architect science degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $15,285 for bachelor’s degree architect science students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend South Dakota State University.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#12 in overall quality

Illinois Institute of Technology came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 62 bachelors’s architect science degrees in 2019-2020.

Illinois Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $17,222 for Bachelor’s Degree Architect Science students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Illinois Tech.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#24

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York
#18 in overall quality

Syracuse University ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Syracuse University is a large school located in Syracuse, New York that handed out 98 bachelors’s architect science degrees in 2019-2020.

Syracuse did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #18 on our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Syracuse is $17,164 for Bachelor’s Degree Architect Science students whose families make $0-$30k.

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 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Architectural Sciences & Technology at Syracuse

#25

University of Detroit Mercy

Detroit, Michigan

University of Detroit Mercy did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #25. University of Detroit Mercy is a private not-for-profit institution located in Detroit, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Detroit Mercy is $13,879 for Bachelor’s Degree Architect Science students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full University of Detroit Mercy Architectural Sciences & Technology Report

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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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