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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Architectural Sciences & Technology (With Aid)

7 Ranked Colleges
21 Degrees Awarded
$39,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

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 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree architect science students with aid.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Architectural Sciences & Technology (With Aid)

#1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid. Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 3 doctorate’s architect science degrees in 2019-2020.

MIT also made our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Massachusetts Institute of Technology are $56,719, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full MIT 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 Getting Aid. Located in Champaign, Illinois, this large public 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 with aid 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 UIUC are $30,083, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Architectural Sciences & Technology at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

#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 Getting Aid list. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s architect science students 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus are $31,334, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid. KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s architect science degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at KU, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full KU Architectural Sciences & Technology Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Illinois Institute of Technology. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid. This medium-sized school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s architect science degrees in 2019-2020.

Illinois Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 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 Illinois Institute of Technology are $30,695.

Full Illinois Tech Architectural Sciences & Technology Report

#6

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

Carnegie Mellon University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid ranking. Carnegie Mellon University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Carnegie Mellon also made our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon are $47,326.

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#3 in overall quality

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid ranking. Troy, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s architect science degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

RPI also took the #3 spot in our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at RPI are $58,325, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Architectural Sciences & Technology at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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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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