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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Architectural Sciences & Technology (Income $75-$110k)

5 Ranked Colleges
491 Degrees Awarded
$22,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Architect Science Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k” 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.

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 $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in architectural sciences and technology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality architectural sciences and technology programs that also have a lower cost than 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Architect Science Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Architect Science Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree architect science students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Architectural Sciences & Technology (Income $75-$110k)

#1

Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology

Lancaster, Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Architect Science Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k. Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a small school located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania that handed out 20 associates’s architect science degrees in 2019-2020.

Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is $14,752 for Associate Degree Architect Science students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology Architectural Sciences & Technology Report

#2

Ranken Technical College

Saint Louis, Missouri

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Architect Science Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Ranken Technical College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s architect science 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 $18,260 for associate degree architect science students whose families make $75-$110k 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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Dunwoody College of Technology landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 21 diplomas to qualified associates’s architect science students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree architect science students whose families make $75-$110k list, Dunwoody College of Technology has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $25,428 for associate degree architect science students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Dunwoody College of Technology.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about 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 $75-$110k. NYIT 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NYIT, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $23,838 for Associate Degree Architect Science students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend NYIT.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Architectural Sciences & Technology at NYIT

#5

Pennsylvania College of Technology

Williamsport, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Architect Science Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Pennsylvania College of Technology landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, this small public school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified associates’s architect science students 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 Penn College is $28,679 for Associate Degree Architect Science students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Pennsylvania College of Technology Architectural Sciences & Technology Report

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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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