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2022 Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid

4 Ranked Colleges
164 Degrees Awarded
$27,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor's in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Pennsylvania, there were 410 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 164 architectural and building sciences/technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid” 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.

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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The architectural and building sciences/technology 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 and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology in Pennsylvania (With Aid)

#1

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the #1 spot on the list. Temple is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 65 bachelors’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees in 2019-2020.

Temple did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. It costs about $23,521 for Pennsylvania Bachelor’s Degree Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology students with aid per year to attend Temple.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Full Temple Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Report

#2

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid list. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees to 37 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Carnegie Mellon, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. It costs about $34,508 for pennsylvania bachelor’s degree architectural and building sciences/technology students with aid per year to attend Carnegie Mellon.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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

#3

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Thomas Jefferson University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid list. This medium-sized school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 47 bachelors’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees in 2019-2020.

Thomas Jefferson University also took the #2 spot in our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Thomas Jefferson University is $25,162 for pennsylvania bachelor’s degree architectural and building sciences/technology students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology at Thomas Jefferson University

#4

Pennsylvania College of Technology

Williamsport, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pennsylvania College of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid list. Penn College is a small school located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania that handed out 15 bachelors’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our pennsylvania bachelor’s degree architectural and building sciences/technology students with aid list, Penn College has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. It costs about $25,794 for pennsylvania bachelor’s degree architectural and building sciences/technology students with aid per year to attend Pennsylvania College of Technology.

Read more about Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology at Pennsylvania College of Technology

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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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