2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Architecture & Related Services in the Middle Atlantic Region

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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.

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 Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in architecture and related services. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent architecture and related services programs, but they also 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 architecture and related services program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region associate degree architecture & related services students.

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Architecture & Related Services in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology

Lancaster, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$8,108 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a public institution located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Architecture & Related Services Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is $8,108 for middle atlantic region associate degree architecture & related services students.

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#2

Pennsylvania College of Technology

Williamsport, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$25,794 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pennsylvania College of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Penn College is a public institution located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Penn College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Architecture & Related Services Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Pennsylvania College of Technology is $25,794 for middle atlantic region associate degree architecture & related services students.

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

#3

New York Institute of Technology

Old Westbury, New York

#3 in overall quality

$21,427 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New York Institute of Technology landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Old Westbury, New York, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s architecture and related services students in 2019-2020.

NYIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Architecture & Related Services Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend NYIT is $21,427 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Architecture & Related Services students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Lorenzo Cafaro.

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