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2022 Best Value Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k

8 Ranked Colleges
291 Degrees Awarded
$24,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Architecture Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 5,051 people earned their degree in general architecture, making the major the 111th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, general architecture graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $46,998 and had an average of $41,356 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 386 general architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,307 and $45,609 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 291 general architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in general architecture. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general architecture programs that also have a lower cost than 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 general architecture program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Architecture (Income $75-$110k) in the New England Region

#1

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yale University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. New Haven, Connecticut is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s architecture degrees to 22 students in 2019-2020.

Yale also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Yale is $11,492 for new england region bachelor’s degree architecture students whose families make $75-$110k.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Architecture at Yale

#2

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#2 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 #2 for the Best Value Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 10 bachelors’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

MIT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Massachusetts Institute of Technology is $14,381 for new england region bachelor’s degree architecture students whose families make $75-$110k.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%.

Full MIT General Architecture Report

#3

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeastern University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 33 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s architecture students in 2019-2020.

Northeastern also made our “Best General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Northeastern University is $25,744 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Architecture students whose families make $75-$110k.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

Read more about General Architecture at Northeastern

#4

Keene State College

Keene, New Hampshire

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Keene State College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This small school is located in Keene, New Hampshire, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

Keene State also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Keene State College is $21,072 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Architecture students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about General Architecture at Keene State

#5

Norwich University

Northfield, Vermont
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Norwich University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This small school is located in Northfield, Vermont, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

Norwich also made our “Best General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #8. The yearly cost to attend Norwich University is $24,890 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Architecture students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on General Architecture at Norwich

#6

Boston Architectural College

Boston, Massachusetts

With a ranking of #6, Boston Architectural College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This small school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston Architectural College also took the #7 spot in our “Best General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Boston Architectural College General Architecture Report

#7

Roger Williams University

Bristol, Rhode Island

Roger Williams University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. RWU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bristol, Rhode Island. The school has a small population, and it awarded 95 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

RWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for RWU is $35,483 for new england region bachelor’s degree architecture students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.

Full RWU General Architecture Report

#8

Rhode Island School of Design

Providence, Rhode Island

With a ranking of #8, Rhode Island School of Design did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Providence, Rhode Island is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s architecture degrees to 33 students in 2019-2020.

RISD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $41,250 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Architecture students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Rhode Island School of Design.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Architecture at Rhode Island School of Design

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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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