2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Architect Science Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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.

Across the Plains States region, there were 508 architectural sciences and technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $12,000 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 27 architectural sciences and technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Architect Science Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree 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 an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Architect Science Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Architectural Sciences & Technology (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Ranken Technical College

Saint Louis, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$13,436 Average Net Price

$43,798 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ranken Technical College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Ranken Technical College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ranken Technical College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Ranken Technical College is $13,436 for plains states region associate degree architect science students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Ranken Technical College Architectural Sciences & Technology Report

#2

Dunwoody College of Technology

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$21,345 Average Net Price

$47,260 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dunwoody College of Technology. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Architect Science Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s architect science degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

Dunwoody College of Technology did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Dunwoody College of Technology is $21,345 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Architect Science students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about Architectural Sciences & Technology at Dunwoody College of Technology

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Architectural Sciences & Technology (Income $30-$48k)

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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