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2022 Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region

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

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region” ranking.

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

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” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

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

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

#1

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 that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston Architectural College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree architectural and building sciences/technology students list, Boston Architectural College has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $28,865 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology students per year to attend Boston Architectural College.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology at Boston Architectural College

#2

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. UMass Amherst is a large public school situated in Amherst, Massachusetts. It awarded 119 bachelors’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees 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 yearly cost to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst is $22,501 for new england region bachelor’s degree architectural and building sciences/technology students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Massachusetts Amherst Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Report

#3

Wentworth Institute of Technology

Boston, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wentworth Institute of Technology. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 76 degrees to qualified bachelors’s architectural and building sciences/technology students in 2019-2020.

WIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. 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.

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%.

Full WIT Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Report

#4

Rhode Island School of Design

Providence, Rhode Island
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rhode Island School of Design. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. RISD is a small school located in Providence, Rhode Island that handed out 44 bachelors’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at RISD, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Rhode Island School of Design is $43,982 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology students.

The low student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%. 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. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on 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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