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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Architectural Sciences & Technology (Income $48-$75k)

7 Ranked Colleges
21 Degrees Awarded
$39,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k” 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 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.

This year’s “Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k

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

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Architectural Sciences & Technology (Income $48-$75k)

#1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k list. This fairly large school is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s architect science degrees in 2019-2020.

MIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Massachusetts Institute of Technology are $56,719.

Full Massachusetts Institute of Technology Architectural Sciences & Technology Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 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.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree architect science students whose families make $48-$75k list, UIUC has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UIUC Architectural Sciences & Technology Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k list. Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is a public institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgia Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia Tech are $31,334.

Read more about Architectural Sciences & Technology at Georgia Tech

#4

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Carnegie Mellon University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k. This fairly large school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s architect science degrees in 2019-2020.

Carnegie Mellon did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon are $47,326, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Architectural Sciences & Technology at Carnegie Mellon University

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois Institute of Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s architect science students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree architect science students whose families make $48-$75k list, Illinois Tech has also earned the #6 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 Illinois Tech are $30,695.

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#3 in overall quality

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #6. This medium-sized school is located in Troy, New York, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s architect science degrees in 2019-2020.

RPI also made our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are $58,325, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Architectural Sciences & Technology at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

#7

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#7 in overall quality

University of Kansas came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Lawrence, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s architect science degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

KU also took the #7 spot in our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Architectural Sciences & Technology at KU

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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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