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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Architectural Sciences & Technology (Income Over $110k) in the Southeast Region

5 Ranked Colleges
283 Degrees Awarded
$37,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $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 Vallue Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $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 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.

This year’s “Best Vallue Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Vallue Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree architect science students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Architectural Sciences & Technology (Income Over $110k) 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 Vallue Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Virginia Tech is a large public school situated in Blacksburg, Virginia. It awarded 120 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 more than $110k list, Virginia Tech has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Virginia Tech is $21,198 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Architect Science students whose families make more than $110k.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#2

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, Kentucky

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Kentucky University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Western Kentucky University is a public institution located in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

WKU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Western Kentucky University is $11,962 for southeast region bachelor’s degree architect science students whose families make more than $110k.

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#3

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Miami. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. U Miami is a fairly large school located in Coral Gables, Florida that handed out 43 bachelors’s architect science 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 $46,949 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Architect Science students whose families make more than $110k 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Savannah College of Art and Design. The school came in at #4 for the Best Vallue Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k. Located in Savannah, Georgia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 66 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s architect science students 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. It costs about $43,641 for southeast region bachelor’s degree architect science students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Savannah College of Art and Design.

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#5

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Vallue Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Tulane University of Louisiana landed the #5 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 more than $110k list, Tulane has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Tulane is $37,841 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Architect Science students whose families make more than $110k.

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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.

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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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