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

4 Ranked Colleges
260 Degrees Awarded
$37,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

Across the Southeast region, there were 647 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 260 architectural and building sciences/technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer 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.

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 Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region 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 the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid.

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

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #1 spot on the list. Blacksburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees to 120 students in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech also made our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Virginia Tech is $21,198 for southeast region bachelor’s degree architectural and building sciences/technology students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, 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.

Read more about Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology at Virginia Tech

#2

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Miami. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Miami is a private not-for-profit institution located in Coral Gables, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 43 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree architectural and building sciences/technology students with aid list, U Miami has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Miami is $46,949 for southeast region bachelor’s degree architectural and building sciences/technology students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

Full U Miami Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Report

#3

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tulane University of Louisiana. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Tulane University of Louisiana is a fairly large school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 22 bachelors’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree architectural and building sciences/technology students with aid list, Tulane has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Tulane is $37,841 for southeast region bachelor’s degree architectural and building sciences/technology students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Tulane Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Report

#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 Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Savannah College of Art and Design landed the #4 spot on the list. Savannah College of Art and Design is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Savannah, Georgia. It awarded 66 bachelors’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees in 2019-2020.

SCAD also made our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Savannah College of Art and Design is $43,641 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology students with aid.

Read full report on Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology at Savannah College of Art and 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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