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2022 Best Value AE Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k

12 Ranked Colleges
419 Degrees Awarded
$19,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value AE Tech Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value AE Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Architectural Engineering Technology is the 228th most popular major in the country with 1,336 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, architectural engineering technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $49,833 and had an average of $22,511 in loans still to pay off.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 419 architectural engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value AE Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in architectural engineering technology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent architectural engineering technology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the architectural engineering technology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value AE Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value AE Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 12 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Architectural Engineering Technology (Income $75-$110k)

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value AE Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Purdue University - Main Campus is a large school located in West Lafayette, Indiana that handed out 163 bachelors’s AE tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Purdue, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Architectural Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Purdue is $18,565 for Bachelor’s Degree AE Tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

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#2

Farmingdale State College

Farmingdale, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Farmingdale State College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value AE Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k. Farmingdale State College is a fairly large public school situated in Farmingdale, New York. It awarded 33 bachelors’s AE tech degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Architectural Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Farmingdale State College is $11,882 for Bachelor’s Degree AE Tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Farmingdale State College Architectural Engineering Technology Report

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value AE Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Seminole State College of Florida landed the #3 spot on the list. Seminole State College of Florida is a public institution located in Sanford, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Seminole State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Architectural Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $12,447 for Bachelor’s Degree AE Tech students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Seminole State College of Florida.

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#4

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, Michigan
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ferris State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value AE Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. Ferris is a fairly large public school situated in Big Rapids, Michigan. It awarded 16 bachelors’s AE tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ferris, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Architectural Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Ferris is $17,132 for Bachelor’s Degree AE Tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value AE Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. IUPUI is a large school located in Indianapolis, Indiana that handed out 29 bachelors’s AE tech degrees in 2019-2020.

IUPUI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Architectural Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for IUPUI is $17,952 for bachelor’s degree ae tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#6

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, Mississippi

With a ranking of #6, University of Southern Mississippi did quite well on the 2022 Best Value AE Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. Southern Miss is a fairly large public school situated in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. It awarded 75 bachelors’s AE tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Southern Miss not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Architectural Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Southern Miss is $18,514 for bachelor’s degree ae tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#7

Fairmont State University

Fairmont, West Virginia
#12 in overall quality

Fairmont State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value AE Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Fairmont, West Virginia, this small public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s AE tech students in 2019-2020.

Fairmont State also made our “Best Architectural Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #12. It costs about $13,240 for bachelor’s degree ae tech students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Fairmont State University.

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#8

Ranken Technical College

Saint Louis, Missouri
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Ranken Technical College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value AE Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. Ranken Technical College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 4 bachelors’s AE tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Ranken Technical College also made our “Best Architectural Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #8. The yearly cost to attend Ranken Technical College is $18,260 for bachelor’s degree ae tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#9

Alfred State College

Alfred, New York

Alfred State College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value AE Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Alfred State is located in Alfred, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s AE tech degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree ae tech students whose families make $75-$110k list, Alfred State has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Architectural Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Alfred State College is $18,899 for Bachelor’s Degree AE Tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#10

Vermont Technical College

Randolph, Vermont

Vermont Technical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value AE Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Randolph, Vermont, this small public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s AE tech students in 2019-2020.

Vermont Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Architectural Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $23,013 for Bachelor’s Degree AE Tech students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Vermont Technical College.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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#11

University of Hartford

West Hartford, Connecticut

With a ranking of #11, University of Hartford did quite well on the 2022 Best Value AE Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Hartford is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in West Hartford, Connecticut. It awarded 35 bachelors’s AE tech degrees in 2019-2020.

UHart not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Architectural Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend UHart is $29,906 for bachelor’s degree ae tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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#12

New England Institute of Technology

East Greenwich, Rhode Island

New England Institute of Technology ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value AE Tech Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. New England Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution located in East Greenwich, Rhode Island. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

New England Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Architectural Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend New England Tech is $36,802 for bachelor’s degree ae tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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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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