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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Architecture & Related Services (With Aid)

5 Ranked Colleges
613 Degrees Awarded
$19,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 & Related Services Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Architecture & Related Services is the 28th most popular major in the country with 17,480 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 613 architecture and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in architecture and related services. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great architecture and related services programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the architecture and related services 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree architecture & related services students with aid.

#1

Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology

Lancaster, Pennsylvania
#3 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 Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid. 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 took the #3 spot in our “Best Architecture & Related Services Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is $8,108 for Associate Degree Architecture & Related Services students with aid.

Full Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology Architecture & Related Services Report

#2

Ranken Technical College

Saint Louis, Missouri
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ranken Technical College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid. 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.

In addition to being on our associate degree architecture & related services students with aid list, Ranken Technical College has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Architecture & Related Services Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $15,933 for Associate Degree Architecture & Related Services students with aid per year to attend Ranken Technical College.

Full Ranken Technical College Architecture & Related Services Report

#3

Dunwoody College of Technology

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dunwoody College of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 21 degrees to qualified associates’s architecture and related services students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree architecture & related services students with aid list, Dunwoody College of Technology has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Architecture & Related Services Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Dunwoody College of Technology is $24,488 for associate degree architecture & related services students with aid.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Architecture & Related Services at Dunwoody College of Technology

#4

New York Institute of Technology

Old Westbury, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New York Institute of Technology. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid. NYIT 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.

In addition to being on our associate degree architecture & related services students with aid list, NYIT has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Architecture & Related Services Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend NYIT is $21,427 for Associate Degree Architecture & Related Services students with aid.

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%.

Read more about Architecture & Related Services at NYIT

#5

Pennsylvania College of Technology

Williamsport, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Pennsylvania College of Technology landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, this small public school handed out 15 degrees to qualified associates’s architecture and related services students in 2019-2020.

Penn College also took the #4 spot in our “Best Architecture & Related Services Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Penn College is $25,794 for associate degree architecture & related services students with aid.

Read more about Architecture & Related Services at Pennsylvania College of Technology

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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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