2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Architect Science Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 1,667 architectural sciences and technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,500 and $63,903 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 39 architectural sciences and technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,733 and $16,201 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Architect Science Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Architect Science Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Architectural Sciences & Technology in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology

Lancaster, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$8,108 Average Net Price

$36,668 Average Early-Career Earnings

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 in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a small public school situated in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. It awarded 20 associates’s architect science degrees in 2019-2020.

Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology also made our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $8,108 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Architect Science students per year to attend Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology.

Read more about Architectural Sciences & Technology at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology

#2

Pennsylvania College of Technology

Williamsport, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$25,794 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pennsylvania College of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Penn College is a small public school situated in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. It awarded 15 associates’s architect science degrees in 2019-2020.

Penn College also made our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Pennsylvania College of Technology is $25,794 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Architect Science students.

Read more about Architectural Sciences & Technology at Penn College

#3

New York Institute of Technology

Old Westbury, New York

#3 in overall quality

$21,427 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Architect Science Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New York Institute of Technology landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Old Westbury, New York, and it awarded 2 associates’s architect science degrees in 2019-2020.

NYIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $21,427 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Architect Science students per year to attend New York Institute of Technology.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Architectural Sciences & Technology at NYIT

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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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