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2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k

4 Ranked Colleges
271 Degrees Awarded
$34,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k” 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.

Across the New England region, there were 791 architectural sciences and technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $62,757 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 271 architectural sciences and technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 4 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region bachelor’s degree architect science students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Architectural Sciences & Technology (Income $75-$110k) in the New England Region

#1

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k. UMass Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 119 bachelors’s architect science degrees to qualified students.

UMass Amherst also made our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for UMass Amherst is $24,051 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Architect Science students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Architectural Sciences & Technology at UMass Amherst

#2

Boston Architectural College

Boston, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston Architectural College landed the #2 spot on the list. Boston Architectural College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston Architectural College also made our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #4.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full Boston Architectural College Architectural Sciences & Technology Report

#3

Wentworth Institute of Technology

Boston, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wentworth Institute of Technology. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This small school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 76 bachelors’s architect science degrees in 2019-2020.

WIT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $36,872 for new england region bachelor’s degree architect science students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend WIT.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Architectural Sciences & Technology at WIT

#4

Rhode Island School of Design

Providence, Rhode Island
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rhode Island School of Design. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. RISD is a private not-for-profit institution located in Providence, Rhode Island. The school has a small population, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree architect science students whose families make $75-$110k list, RISD has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend RISD is $41,250 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Architect Science students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full RISD 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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