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2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k

5 Ranked Colleges
491 Degrees Awarded
$15,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Architect Science Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k

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 Architect Science Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 $30-$48k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the architectural sciences and technology program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Architect Science Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree architect science students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Architectural Sciences & Technology (Income $30-$48k)

#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 $30-$48k list. Lancaster, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s architect science degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is $3,655 for Associate Degree Architect Science students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Architectural Sciences & Technology at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology

#2

Ranken Technical College

Saint Louis, Missouri

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ranken Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Ranken Technical College is a small school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 4 associates’s architect science degrees in 2019-2020.

Ranken Technical College also made our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $13,436 for associate degree architect science students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Ranken Technical College.

Read more about Architectural Sciences & Technology at Ranken Technical College

#3

Dunwoody College of Technology

Minneapolis, Minnesota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dunwoody College of Technology. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Architect Science Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k. Dunwoody College of Technology is a small school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 21 associates’s architect science degrees in 2019-2020.

Dunwoody College of Technology not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $21,345 for associate degree architect science students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Dunwoody College of Technology.

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 $30-$48k. New York Institute of Technology is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Old Westbury, New York. It awarded 2 associates’s architect science degrees in 2019-2020.

NYIT also took the #5 spot in our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $19,006 for Associate Degree Architect Science students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend New York Institute of Technology.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Architectural Sciences & Technology at NYIT

#5

Pennsylvania College of Technology

Williamsport, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pennsylvania College of Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Pennsylvania College of Technology is a public institution located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Penn College also took the #4 spot in our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Penn College is $22,081 for associate degree architect science students whose families make $30-$48k.

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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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