2023 Best Value Colleges for Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology in the Middle Atlantic Region
12
Ranked Colleges
1,475
Degrees Awarded
$25,600
Avg Net Price*
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 in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology is the 126th most popular major in the country with 6,003 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 1,475 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 in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in architectural and building sciences/technology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent architectural and building sciences/technology programs, but they also 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
More Ways to Rank Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Schools
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
One of our other unique offerings is College Combat. This tool lets you build your own customized comparisons utilizing the factors that are most important to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.
Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region.
Top 12 Best Value Colleges for Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology in the Middle Atlantic Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The City College of New York. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region. The City College of New York is a fairly large school located in New York, New York that handed out 92 ’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees in 2020-2021.
CCNY did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $2,805 for Middle Atlantic Region Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology students per year to attend CCNY.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
Full CCNY Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Report
Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Maryland - College Park is a public institution located in College Park, Maryland. The school has a large population, and it awarded 23 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UMCP not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Maryland - College Park is $18,048 for Middle Atlantic Region Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Maryland - College Park Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Report
Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New Jersey Institute of Technology landed the #3 spot on the list. NJIT is located in Newark, New Jersey and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 93 ’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees to qualified students.
NJIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $18,582 for middle atlantic region architectural and building sciences/technology students per year to attend NJIT.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Read more about Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology at New Jersey Institute of Technology
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large public school handed out 86 diplomas to qualified ’s architectural and building sciences/technology students in 2020-2021.
Temple also made our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #9. It costs about $23,888 for Middle Atlantic Region Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology students per year to attend Temple.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology at Temple University
Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Buffalo landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Buffalo, New York, this large public school awarded 58 diplomas to qualified ’s architectural and building sciences/technology students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our middle atlantic region architectural and building sciences/technology students list, University at Buffalo has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University at Buffalo is $19,262 for middle atlantic region architectural and building sciences/technology students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology at University at Buffalo
With a ranking of #6, University of Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees to 165 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UPenn, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $25,046 for middle atlantic region architectural and building sciences/technology students per year to attend UPenn.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%.
Full UPenn Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Report
New York Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Old Westbury, New York, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 116 degrees to qualified ’s architectural and building sciences/technology students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our middle atlantic region architectural and building sciences/technology students list, NYIT has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend New York Institute of Technology is $20,600 for Middle Atlantic Region Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology at NYIT
Pratt Institute - Main ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Pratt Institute - Main is located in Brooklyn, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 200 ’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees to qualified students.
Pratt Institute not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $47,438 for Middle Atlantic Region Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology students per year to attend Pratt Institute.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology at Pratt Institute
Cornell University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Cornell is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ithaca, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 111 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Cornell also took the #3 spot in our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Cornell is $37,042 for middle atlantic region architectural and building sciences/technology students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.
Read full report on Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology at Cornell
With a ranking of #10, Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Columbia is a large school located in New York, New York that handed out 76 ’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees in 2020-2021.
Columbia also made our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Columbia University in the City of New York is $22,823 for Middle Atlantic Region Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Columbia Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Report
Carnegie Mellon University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees to 62 students in 2020-2021.
Carnegie Mellon also made our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $36,775 for Middle Atlantic Region Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology students per year to attend Carnegie Mellon.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology at Carnegie Mellon University
Syracuse University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Syracuse, New York, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 129 degrees to qualified ’s architectural and building sciences/technology students in 2020-2021.
Syracuse also took the #7 spot in our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Syracuse is $34,683 for middle atlantic region architectural and building sciences/technology students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology at Syracuse University
Focus on a Specific Degree Level
Switch to a More General Major
Switch to a Similar Major
Switch to a Different Ranking Method
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
- *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.
Credits
- Credit for the banner image above goes to SSR2000.
college factual
