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2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Doctorate

6 Ranked Colleges
21 Degrees Awarded
$39,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Doctorate

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 a Doctorate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 6 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.

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 Value Architect Science Schools for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Doctorate.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Architectural Sciences & Technology

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Doctorate. Georgia Tech is a public institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Georgia Tech, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus are $31,334, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Doctorate list. Located in Champaign, Illinois, this large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s architect science students in 2019-2020.

UIUC also made our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Doctorate list. University of Kansas is a large school located in Lawrence, Kansas that handed out 1 doctorate’s architect science degrees in 2019-2020.

KU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois Institute of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Doctorate list. Illinois Tech is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s architect science degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Illinois Tech, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois Tech are $30,695, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Doctorate list. This fairly large school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s architect science degrees in 2019-2020.

Carnegie Mellon not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon University are $47,326, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Doctorate list. MIT is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree architect science students list, MIT has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Massachusetts Institute of Technology are $56,719, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3 in overall quality

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Doctorate list. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is a medium-sized school located in Troy, New York that handed out 4 doctorate’s architect science degrees in 2019-2020.

RPI also made our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are $58,325, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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