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2022 Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k

5 Ranked Colleges
613 Degrees Awarded
$15,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

Architecture & Related Services is the 28th most popular major in the country with 17,480 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, architecture and related services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $47,294 and had an average of $39,729 in loans still to pay off.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 613 architecture and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in architecture and related services. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent architecture and related services 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 architecture and related services 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree architecture & related services students whose families make $30-$48k.

#1

Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology

Lancaster, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 associates’s architecture and related services degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Architecture & Related Services Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is $3,655 for associate degree architecture & related services students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology Architecture & Related Services Report

#2

Ranken Technical College

Saint Louis, Missouri
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k 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 architecture and related services degrees in 2019-2020.

Ranken Technical College also took the #2 spot in our “Best Architecture & Related Services Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $13,436 for associate degree architecture & related services students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Ranken Technical College.

Read full report on Architecture & Related Services at Ranken Technical College

#3

Dunwoody College of Technology

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dunwoody College of Technology. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 21 diplomas to qualified associates’s architecture and related services students in 2019-2020.

Dunwoody College of Technology did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Architecture & Related Services Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Dunwoody College of Technology is $21,345 for associate degree architecture & related services students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full Dunwoody College of Technology Architecture & Related Services Report

#4

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 #4 for the Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k. This medium-sized school is located in Old Westbury, New York, and it awarded 2 associates’s architecture and related services degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree architecture & related services students whose families make $30-$48k list, NYIT has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Architecture & Related Services Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $19,006 for Associate Degree Architecture & Related Services students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend New York Institute of Technology.

The low student loan default rate of 4.4% 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 NYIT Architecture & Related Services Report

#5

Pennsylvania College of Technology

Williamsport, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Pennsylvania College of Technology landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, this small public school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified associates’s architecture and related services students in 2019-2020.

Penn College also took the #4 spot in our “Best Architecture & Related Services Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Penn College is $22,081 for Associate Degree Architecture & Related Services students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Penn College Architecture & Related Services Report

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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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