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

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

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 a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania” 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 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” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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”.

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

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

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

#1

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Temple University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania. Temple University 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. The estimated yearly cost for Temple is $23,521 for pennsylvania bachelor’s degree architectural and building sciences/technology students.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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

#2

Pennsylvania College of Technology

Williamsport, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pennsylvania College of Technology. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania College of Technology is located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Penn College, the school also landed the #4 spot 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 per year to attend Pennsylvania College of Technology.

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

#3

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Thomas Jefferson University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania. 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. The yearly cost to attend Thomas Jefferson University is $25,162 for pennsylvania bachelor’s degree architectural and building sciences/technology students.

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%.

Full Thomas Jefferson University Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Report

#4

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Carnegie Mellon University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in Pennsylvania. Carnegie Mellon is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 37 bachelors’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our pennsylvania bachelor’s degree architectural and building sciences/technology students list, Carnegie Mellon has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Carnegie Mellon University is $34,508 for pennsylvania bachelor’s degree architectural and building sciences/technology students.

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. 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.

Full Carnegie Mellon University 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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