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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Architecture & Related Services (Income Over $110k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

3 Ranked Colleges
57 Degrees Awarded
$24,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Architecture & Related Services Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Vallue Architecture & Related Services Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 17,480 people earned their degree in architecture and related services, making the major the 28th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, architecture and related services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $47,294 and had an average of $39,729 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 3,261 architecture and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,623 and $51,969 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 57 architecture and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,733 and $16,201 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Architecture & Related Services Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in architecture and related services. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality architecture and related services 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 architecture and related services program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Architecture & Related Services Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k.

#1

Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology

Lancaster, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology. The school came in at #1 for the Best Vallue Architecture & Related Services Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k. This small school is located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 20 associates’s architecture and related services degrees in 2019-2020.

Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology also made our “Best Architecture & Related Services Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is $8,108 for middle atlantic region associate degree architecture & related services students whose families make more than $110k.

Full Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology Architecture & Related Services Report

#2

New York Institute of Technology

Old Westbury, New York
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Vallue Architecture & Related Services Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, New York Institute of Technology landed the #2 spot on the list. New York Institute of Technology is a medium-sized school located in Old Westbury, New York that handed out 2 associates’s architecture and related services degrees in 2019-2020.

NYIT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Architecture & Related Services Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for New York Institute of Technology is $21,427 for middle atlantic region associate degree architecture & related services students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full NYIT Architecture & Related Services Report

#3

Pennsylvania College of Technology

Williamsport, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pennsylvania College of Technology. The school came in at #3 for the Best Vallue Architecture & Related Services Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k. Williamsport, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s architecture and related services degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Penn College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Architecture & Related Services Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $25,794 for middle atlantic region associate degree architecture & related services students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Pennsylvania College of Technology.

Full Pennsylvania College of Technology Architecture & Related Services 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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