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

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Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology is the 155th most popular major in the country with 5,851 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 1,538 architectural and building sciences/technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 9 architectural and building sciences/technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,944 and $116,843 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 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.

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 and building sciences/technology program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region doctor’s degree architectural and building sciences/technology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$47,326 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Carnegie Mellon University landed the #1 spot on the list. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Carnegie Mellon also made our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon University are $47,326, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology at Carnegie Mellon

#2

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy, New York

#2 in overall quality

$58,325 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute landed the #2 spot on the list. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Troy, New York. It awarded 4 doctorate’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees in 2019-2020.

RPI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are $58,325, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology at RPI

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

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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