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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology (Income $0-$30k)

7 Ranked Colleges
21 Degrees Awarded
$39,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 5,851 people earned their degree in architectural and building sciences/technology, making the major the 155th most popular in the United States.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 21 architectural and building sciences/technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in architectural and building sciences/technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great architectural and building sciences/technology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the architectural and building sciences/technology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology (Income $0-$30k)

#1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k. MIT is a fairly large school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts that handed out 3 doctorate’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees in 2019-2020.

MIT also made our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Massachusetts Institute of Technology are $56,719, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full MIT Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Report

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a public institution located in Champaign, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIUC, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k list. Georgia Tech is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Georgia Tech, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia Tech are $31,334, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Carnegie Mellon University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k. This fairly large school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Carnegie Mellon, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon University are $47,326, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Carnegie Mellon Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k list. Troy, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

RPI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at RPI are $58,325, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Illinois Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s architectural and building sciences/technology students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree architectural and building sciences/technology students whose families make $0-$30k list, Illinois Tech has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois Institute of Technology are $30,695, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology at Illinois Tech

#7

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of Kansas did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Kansas is a large school located in Lawrence, Kansas that handed out 1 doctorate’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at KU, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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