2022 Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Doctorate
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 Doctorate” 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.
At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 21 architectural and building sciences/technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 6 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Doctorate
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Doctorate.
Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Doctorate. Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is a public institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our doctor’s degree architectural and building sciences/technology students list, Georgia Tech has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia Tech are $31,334, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Doctorate list. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a large public school situated in Champaign, Illinois. It awarded 2 doctorate’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our doctor’s degree architectural and building sciences/technology students list, UIUC has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Doctorate. Located in Lawrence, Kansas, this large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s architectural and building sciences/technology students in 2019-2020.
KU also took the #7 spot in our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Illinois Institute of Technology. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Doctorate. Illinois Tech is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Illinois Tech, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois Tech are $30,695, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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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 Doctorate. Carnegie Mellon University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Carnegie Mellon also made our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon are $47,326, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Doctorate list. MIT is a fairly large school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts that handed out 3 doctorate’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees in 2019-2020.
MIT also made our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at MIT are $56,719, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #6, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Doctorate list. This medium-sized school is located in Troy, New York, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees in 2019-2020.
RPI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are $58,325, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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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%.
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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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