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2022 Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

7 Ranked Colleges
484 Degrees Awarded
$21,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across the Far Western US region, there were 1,052 architectural and building sciences/technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 484 architectural and building sciences/technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in architectural and building sciences/technology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent architectural and building sciences/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 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 Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology (Income $30-$48k) in the Far Western US Region

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Seattle, Washington is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees to 59 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree architectural and building sciences/technology students whose families make $30-$48k list, UW Seattle has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UW Seattle is $7,467 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full University of Washington - Seattle Campus Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Report

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public institution located in San Luis Obispo, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 126 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $14,680 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

#3

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Wazzu is a large school located in Pullman, Washington that handed out 40 bachelors’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree architectural and building sciences/technology students whose families make $30-$48k list, Wazzu has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $11,337 for far western us region bachelor’s degree architectural and building sciences/technology students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Wazzu.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology at Wazzu

#4

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 67 degrees to qualified bachelors’s architectural and building sciences/technology students in 2019-2020.

USC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Southern California is $16,252 for far western us region bachelor’s degree architectural and building sciences/technology students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full USC Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Report

#5

Woodbury University

Burbank, California
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Woodbury University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Burbank, California, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 65 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s architectural and building sciences/technology students in 2019-2020.

Woodbury did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $21,184 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Woodbury.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Woodbury University Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Report

#4 in overall quality

Newschool of Architecture and Design came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Newschool of Architecture and Design is a small school located in San Diego, California that handed out 56 bachelors’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Newschool of Architecture and Design, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $37,029 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Newschool of Architecture and Design.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology at Newschool of Architecture and Design

#7

Art Center College of Design

Pasadena, California
#6 in overall quality

Art Center College of Design did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #7. Art Center College of Design is a small school located in Pasadena, California that handed out 22 bachelors’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees in 2019-2020.

Art Center College of Design not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Art Center College of Design is $42,394 for far western us region bachelor’s degree architectural and building sciences/technology students whose families make $30-$48k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Art Center College of Design Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Report

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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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