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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Architectural Sciences & Technology (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

5 Ranked Colleges
283 Degrees Awarded
$36,400 Avg Salary
Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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.

Across the Southeast region, there were 739 architectural sciences and technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,633 and $34,576 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 283 architectural sciences and technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree architect science students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Architectural Sciences & Technology (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 120 bachelors’s architect science degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Virginia Tech, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $19,067 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Architect Science students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Virginia Tech.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Architectural Sciences & Technology at Virginia Tech

#2

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, Kentucky

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Kentucky University landed the #2 spot on the list. WKU is a fairly large school located in Bowling Green, Kentucky that handed out 23 bachelors’s architect science degrees in 2019-2020.

WKU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $15,209 for southeast region bachelor’s degree architect science students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Western Kentucky University.

Read more about Architectural Sciences & Technology at WKU

#3

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Tulane University of Louisiana landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s architect science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree architect science students whose families make $48-$75k list, Tulane has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $26,168 for southeast region bachelor’s degree architect science students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Tulane University of Louisiana.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Architectural Sciences & Technology at Tulane University of Louisiana

#4

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Miami. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. U Miami is a private not-for-profit institution located in Coral Gables, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 43 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U Miami, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $38,540 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Architect Science students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend U Miami.

The low student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

Read more about Architectural Sciences & Technology at U Miami

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Savannah College of Art and Design landed the #5 spot on the list. SCAD is a private not-for-profit institution located in Savannah, Georgia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 66 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SCAD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Savannah College of Art and Design is $42,800 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Architect Science students whose families make $48-$75k.

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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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