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2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for an Associate

5 Ranked Colleges
491 Degrees Awarded
$19,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Architect Science Schools for an Associate

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Architect Science Schools for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Architect Science Schools for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 5 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.

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 an Associate

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Architect Science Schools for an Associate.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Architectural Sciences & Technology

#1

Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology

Lancaster, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for an Associate list. Lancaster, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s architect science degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology also took the #3 spot in our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is $8,108 for Associate Degree Architect Science students.

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#2

Ranken Technical College

Saint Louis, Missouri

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Architect Science Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Ranken Technical College landed the #2 spot on the list. Ranken Technical College is a small school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 4 associates’s architect science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ranken Technical College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Ranken Technical College is $15,933 for associate degree architect science students.

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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 that were part of this year’s ranking, Dunwoody College of Technology landed the #3 spot on the list. Dunwoody College of Technology is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 associates’s architect science degrees to qualified students.

Dunwoody College of Technology not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Dunwoody College of Technology is $24,488 for Associate Degree Architect Science students.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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#4

Pennsylvania College of Technology

Williamsport, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pennsylvania College of Technology. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Architect Science Schools for an Associate. Penn College is located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 associates’s architect science degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our associate degree architect science students list, Penn College has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $25,794 for Associate Degree Architect Science students per year to attend Penn College.

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#5

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 #5 for the Best Value Architect Science Schools for an Associate. NYIT is located in Old Westbury, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 associates’s architect science degrees to qualified students.

NYIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $21,427 for associate degree architect science students per year to attend New York Institute of Technology.

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%.

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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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