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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Architectural Sciences & Technology (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

5 Ranked Colleges
283 Degrees Awarded
$32,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 5 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the architectural sciences and technology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. 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 $75-$110k

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 $75-$110k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Architectural Sciences & Technology (Income $75-$110k) 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 $75-$110k list. Blacksburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s architect science degrees to 120 students 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. The estimated yearly cost for Virginia Tech is $23,808 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Architect Science students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Virginia Tech Architectural Sciences & Technology Report

#2

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, Kentucky

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Kentucky University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Western Kentucky University is a fairly large public school situated in Bowling Green, Kentucky. It awarded 23 bachelors’s architect science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree architect science students whose families make $75-$110k list, WKU has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Western Kentucky University is $15,642 for southeast region bachelor’s degree architect science students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Architectural Sciences & Technology at Western Kentucky University

#3

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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Tulane University of Louisiana landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s architect science degrees in 2019-2020.

Tulane also took the #3 spot in our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $34,240 for southeast region bachelor’s degree architect science students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Tulane University of Louisiana.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Architectural Sciences & Technology at Tulane

#4

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida
#2 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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Miami landed the #4 spot on the list. U Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Coral Gables, Florida. It awarded 43 bachelors’s architect science degrees in 2019-2020.

U Miami not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $44,741 for southeast region bachelor’s degree architect science students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend U Miami.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Architectural Sciences & Technology at U Miami

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Savannah College of Art and Design landed the #5 spot on the list. SCAD is a private not-for-profit institution located in Savannah, Georgia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 66 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SCAD also made our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Savannah College of Art and Design is $45,370 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Architect Science students whose families make $75-$110k.

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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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