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2022 Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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 Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k” 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.

Across the New England region, there were 786 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 266 architectural and building sciences/technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer 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. 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 New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology (Income $48-$75k) in the New England Region

#1

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k. UMass Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 119 bachelors’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees to qualified students.

UMass Amherst also made our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst is $18,104 for new england region bachelor’s degree architectural and building sciences/technology students whose families make $48-$75k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.8% 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 freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full UMass Amherst Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Report

#2

Boston Architectural College

Boston, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston Architectural College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k. This small school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree architectural and building sciences/technology students whose families make $48-$75k list, Boston Architectural College has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Boston Architectural College is $33,155 for new england region bachelor’s degree architectural and building sciences/technology students whose families make $48-$75k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology at Boston Architectural College

#3

Wentworth Institute of Technology

Boston, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Wentworth Institute of Technology landed the #3 spot on the list. WIT is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 76 bachelors’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees in 2019-2020.

WIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for WIT is $34,857 for new england region bachelor’s degree architectural and building sciences/technology students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology at WIT

#4

Rhode Island School of Design

Providence, Rhode Island
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rhode Island School of Design. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k. RISD is a private not-for-profit institution located in Providence, Rhode Island. The school has a small population, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at RISD, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend RISD is $41,245 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology students whose families make $48-$75k.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology at Rhode Island School of Design

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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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