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2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

5 Ranked Colleges
283 Degrees Awarded
$26,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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 Value Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 6,631 people earned their degree in architectural sciences and technology, making the major the 128th most popular in the United States. 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.

Across the Southeast region, there were 739 architectural sciences and technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,633 and $34,576 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 283 architectural sciences and technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in architectural sciences and technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great architectural sciences and 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 sciences and technology program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Architectural Sciences & Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Blacksburg, Virginia, and it awarded 120 bachelors’s architect science degrees in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech also took the #1 spot in our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $11,138 for southeast region bachelor’s degree architect science students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Virginia Tech.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Architectural Sciences & Technology at Virginia Tech

#2

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Tulane University of Louisiana landed the #2 spot on the list. Tulane is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 22 bachelors’s architect science degrees in 2019-2020.

Tulane also made our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for Tulane University of Louisiana is $23,968 for southeast region bachelor’s degree architect science students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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.

Read full report on Architectural Sciences & Technology at Tulane University of Louisiana

#3

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, Kentucky

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Kentucky University landed the #3 spot on the list. WKU is a fairly large school located in Bowling Green, Kentucky that handed out 23 bachelors’s architect science degrees in 2019-2020.

WKU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $11,714 for southeast region bachelor’s degree architect science students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Western Kentucky University.

Read more about Architectural Sciences & Technology at WKU

#4

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Miami. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Miami is a fairly large school located in Coral Gables, Florida that handed out 43 bachelors’s architect science degrees in 2019-2020.

U Miami also made our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for University of Miami is $42,611 for southeast region bachelor’s degree architect science students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, 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.

Full University of Miami Architectural Sciences & Technology Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Savannah College of Art and Design. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. SCAD is a fairly large school located in Savannah, Georgia that handed out 66 bachelors’s architect science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SCAD, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SCAD is $40,908 for southeast region bachelor’s degree architect science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Savannah College of Art and Design 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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