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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Architectural Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

5 Ranked Colleges
197 Degrees Awarded
$19,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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 Architectural Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 938 people earned their degree in architectural engineering, making the major the 433rd most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 292 architectural engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 197 architectural engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in architectural engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent architectural engineering 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 architectural engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The architectural engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree architectural engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Architectural Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Auburn University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Auburn, Alabama, this large public school handed out 145 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s architectural engineering students in 2019-2020.

Auburn did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Architectural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Auburn University is $20,326 for southeast region bachelor’s degree architectural engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#2

North Carolina A & T State University

Greensboro, North Carolina
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina A & T State University landed the #2 spot on the list. NC A&T is a fairly large school located in Greensboro, North Carolina that handed out 18 bachelors’s architectural engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

NC A&T also took the #4 spot in our “Best Architectural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $9,168 for southeast region bachelor’s degree architectural engineering students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend NC A&T.

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#3

Tennessee State University

Nashville, Tennessee
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Tennessee State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Tennessee State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 7 bachelors’s architectural engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tennessee State University, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Architectural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Tennessee State University is $11,711 for southeast region bachelor’s degree architectural engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Architectural Engineering at Tennessee State University

#4

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Alabama. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. UA is a public institution located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UA also took the #3 spot in our “Best Architectural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $19,863 for southeast region bachelor’s degree architectural engineering students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UA.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Architectural Engineering at UA

#5

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Miami. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Coral Gables, Florida. It awarded 12 bachelors’s architectural engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U Miami, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Architectural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Miami is $36,623 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Architectural Engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

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 91%.

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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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