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2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k

5 Ranked Colleges
491 Degrees Awarded
$16,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Architect Science Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Architect Science Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Architectural Sciences & Technology is the 128th most popular major in the country with 6,631 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, architectural sciences and technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $48,611 and had an average of $53,442 in loans still to pay off.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 491 architectural sciences and technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Architect Science Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in architectural sciences and technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great architectural sciences and technology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the architectural sciences and 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 Architect Science Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Architect Science Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Architectural Sciences & Technology (Income $0-$30k)

#1

Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology

Lancaster, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, this small public school awarded 20 diplomas to qualified associates’s architect science students in 2019-2020.

Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology also took the #3 spot in our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $4,030 for Associate Degree Architect Science students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology.

Read full report on Architectural Sciences & Technology at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology

#2

Ranken Technical College

Saint Louis, Missouri

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ranken Technical College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Architect Science Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s architect science degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Ranken Technical College also made our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $13,980 for Associate Degree Architect Science students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Ranken Technical College.

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#3

Dunwoody College of Technology

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Architect Science Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Dunwoody College of Technology landed the #3 spot on the list. Dunwoody College of Technology is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 associates’s architect science degrees to qualified students.

Dunwoody College of Technology did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Dunwoody College of Technology is $21,534 for Associate Degree Architect Science students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Architectural Sciences & Technology at Dunwoody College of Technology

#4

New York Institute of Technology

Old Westbury, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New York Institute of Technology. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Architect Science Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k. Old Westbury, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s architect science degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

NYIT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend NYIT is $18,094 for Associate Degree Architect Science students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.

Read more about Architectural Sciences & Technology at NYIT

#5

Pennsylvania College of Technology

Williamsport, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pennsylvania College of Technology. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Architect Science Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k. This small school is located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 15 associates’s architect science degrees in 2019-2020.

Penn College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Pennsylvania College of Technology is $22,255 for associate degree architect science students whose families make $0-$30k.

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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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