2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology in the Plains States Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 an Associate in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across the Plains States region, there were 485 architectural and building sciences/technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 6 architectural and building sciences/technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

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.

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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree architectural and building sciences/technology students.

Top 1 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology in the Plains States Region

#1

Ranken Technical College

Saint Louis, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$15,933 Average Net Price

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ranken Technical College landed the #1 spot on the list. Ranken Technical College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Ranken Technical College also took the #1 spot in our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Ranken Technical College is $15,933 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology students.

Full Ranken Technical College 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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