2023 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology in the Middle Atlantic Region

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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. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 2 architectural and building sciences/technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $77,076 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in architectural and building sciences/technology. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in architectural and building sciences/technology.

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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.

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

1

Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

#2 overall quality in Middle Atlantic

Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Carnegie Mellon University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s architectural and building sciences/technology students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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.

Full Carnegie Mellon Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Report

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, New York

#24 overall quality in Middle Atlantic

Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Major 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 9 doctorate’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Report

• Most Focused 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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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