2022 Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 in the Middle Atlantic 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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 1,538 architectural and building sciences/technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 9 architectural and building sciences/technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,944 and $116,843 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.

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 Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$47,326 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Carnegie Mellon University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region. Carnegie Mellon 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon University are $47,326, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology at Carnegie Mellon University

#2

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy, New York

#2 in overall quality

$58,325 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute landed the #2 spot on the 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 also made our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at RPI are $58,325, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full RPI Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology

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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