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2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k

7 Ranked Colleges
21 Degrees Awarded
$39,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 6,631 people earned their degree in architectural sciences and technology, making the major the 128th most popular in the United States. 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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 21 architectural sciences and technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in architectural sciences and technology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent architectural sciences and 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 sciences and technology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The architect science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k

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

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Architectural Sciences & Technology (Income $30-$48k)

#1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts Institute of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. MIT is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s architect science degrees to qualified students.

MIT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at MIT are $56,719, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k list. UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s architect science degrees to qualified students.

UIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s architect science students in 2019-2020.

Carnegie Mellon also took the #2 spot in our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon University are $47,326.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k. Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is a large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 4 doctorate’s architect science degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgia Tech also took the #4 spot in our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia Tech are $31,334.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k list. RPI is a private not-for-profit institution located in Troy, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

RPI also took the #3 spot in our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at RPI are $58,325, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6 in overall quality

Illinois Institute of Technology ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s architect science students in 2019-2020.

Illinois Tech also made our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois Institute of Technology are $30,695, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#7 in overall quality

University of Kansas ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Lawrence, Kansas, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s architect science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree architect science students whose families make $30-$48k list, KU has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007.

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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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