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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology in the New England Region (With Aid)

4 Ranked Colleges
266 Degrees Awarded
$32,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 the New England Region 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 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.

This year’s “Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in architectural and building sciences/technology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality architectural and building sciences/technology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the architectural and building sciences/technology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region bachelor’s degree architectural and building sciences/technology students with aid.

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

#1

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#3 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #1 spot on the list. Amherst, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees to 119 students in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UMass Amherst is $22,501 for new england region bachelor’s degree architectural and building sciences/technology students with aid.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

Read more about Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology at University of Massachusetts Amherst

#2

Boston Architectural College

Boston, Massachusetts
#4 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston Architectural College landed the #2 spot on the list. Boston Architectural College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 27 bachelors’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston Architectural College also made our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Boston Architectural College is $28,865 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology students with aid.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology at Boston Architectural College

#3

Wentworth Institute of Technology

Boston, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wentworth Institute of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. WIT is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 76 bachelors’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees to qualified students.

WIT also took the #2 spot in our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Wentworth Institute of Technology is $36,113 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology students with aid.

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 Wentworth Institute of Technology

#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 Getting Aid. Rhode Island School of Design is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Providence, Rhode Island. It awarded 44 bachelors’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees in 2019-2020.

RISD also made our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend RISD is $43,982 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology students with aid.

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. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about 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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