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

7 Ranked Colleges
21 Degrees Awarded
$39,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 21 architectural sciences and technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in architectural sciences and technology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality architectural sciences and technology programs that also have a lower cost than 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Architectural Sciences & Technology (Income $0-$30k)

#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 Architect Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k list. MIT is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s architect science degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MIT, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Massachusetts Institute of Technology are $56,719, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Architectural Sciences & Technology at MIT

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Champaign, Illinois, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s architect science degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC also made our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083.

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

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k list. Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is a large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 4 doctorate’s architect science degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgia Tech also took the #4 spot in our “Best Architectural 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 Georgia Tech are $31,334.

Full Georgia Tech Architectural Sciences & Technology Report

#4

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Carnegie Mellon University landed the #4 spot on the list. Carnegie Mellon is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s architect science degrees to qualified students.

Carnegie Mellon also made our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon are $47,326.

Read more about Architectural Sciences & Technology at Carnegie Mellon

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k list. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is a medium-sized school located in Troy, New York that handed out 4 doctorate’s architect science degrees in 2019-2020.

RPI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Architectural 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.

Read full report on Architectural Sciences & Technology at RPI

#6 in overall quality

Illinois Institute of Technology landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 2 doctorate’s architect science degrees in 2019-2020.

Illinois Tech also took the #6 spot in our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois Tech are $30,695, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Architectural Sciences & Technology at Illinois Institute of Technology

#7

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#7 in overall quality

University of Kansas did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #7. KU is a large public school situated in Lawrence, Kansas. It awarded 1 doctorate’s architect science degrees in 2019-2020.

KU also took the #7 spot in our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Kansas 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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