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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Architecture (Other) (Income $48-$75k)

6 Ranked Colleges
116 Degrees Awarded
$33,200 Avg Salary
Best Value Architecture Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Architecture (Other) is the 306th most popular major in the country with 233 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, architecture (other) graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $40,300 and had an average of $24,848 in loans still to pay off.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 116 architecture (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in architecture (other). The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great architecture (other) programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the architecture (other) program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Architecture (Other) (Income $48-$75k)

#1

Louisiana Tech University

Ruston, Louisiana
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana Tech University landed the #1 spot on the list. Louisiana Tech University is a public institution located in Ruston, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Louisiana Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Architecture (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $13,016 for Bachelor’s Degree Architecture students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Louisiana Tech University.

Read full report on Architecture (Other) at Louisiana Tech University

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Louisiana at Lafayette. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $48-$75k. University of Louisiana at Lafayette is a fairly large public school situated in Lafayette, Louisiana. It awarded 28 bachelors’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UL Lafayette, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Architecture (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UL Lafayette is $13,353 for Bachelor’s Degree Architecture students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full University of Louisiana at Lafayette Architecture (Other) Report

#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Arizona is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Architecture (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Arizona is $15,399 for Bachelor’s Degree Architecture students whose families make $48-$75k.

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

Full University of Arizona Architecture (Other) Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hobart and William Smith Colleges. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $48-$75k. Hobart and William Smith Colleges is located in Geneva, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 25 bachelors’s architecture degrees to qualified students.

The Colleges not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Architecture (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $26,135 for bachelor’s degree architecture students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Hobart and William Smith Colleges.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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.

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#5

Ball State University

Muncie, Indiana
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ball State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Muncie, Indiana, this large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s architecture students in 2019-2020.

Ball State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Architecture (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Ball State University is $15,185 for bachelor’s degree architecture students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read full report on Architecture (Other) at Ball State University

#6

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Utah did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, this large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s architecture students in 2019-2020.

U of U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Architecture (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $14,501 for Bachelor’s Degree Architecture students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend U of U.

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 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Architecture (Other) at University of Utah

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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