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2022 Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for an Associate For Those Making $48-$75k

5 Ranked Colleges
613 Degrees Awarded
$40,700 Avg Salary
Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for an Associate For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for an Associate For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 17,480 people earned their degree in architecture and related services, making the major the 28th most popular in the United States. 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 $48-$75k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in architecture and related services. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality architecture and related services programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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 $48-$75k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for an Associate For Those Making $48-$75k.

#1

Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology

Lancaster, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for an Associate For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 20 associates’s architecture and related services degrees in 2019-2020.

Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology also took the #3 spot in our “Best Architecture & Related Services Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $7,942 for associate degree architecture & related services students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology.

Read more about Architecture & Related Services at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology

#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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Ranken Technical College landed the #2 spot on the list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s architecture and related services degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree architecture & related services students whose families make $48-$75k list, Ranken Technical College has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Architecture & Related Services Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Ranken Technical College is $15,045 for associate degree architecture & related services students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#3

Dunwoody College of Technology

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dunwoody College of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for an Associate For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 21 degrees 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 estimated yearly cost for Dunwoody College of Technology is $24,772 for associate degree architecture & related services students whose families make $48-$75k.

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.

Read more about Architecture & Related Services at Dunwoody College of Technology

#4

New York Institute of Technology

Old Westbury, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for an Associate For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Old Westbury, New York, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified associates’s architecture and related services students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NYIT, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Architecture & Related Services Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $21,729 for Associate Degree Architecture & Related Services students whose families make $48-$75k 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 New York Institute of Technology Architecture & Related Services Report

#5

Pennsylvania College of Technology

Williamsport, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pennsylvania College of Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for an Associate For Those Making $48-$75k list. Penn College is a small school located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania that handed out 15 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 $48-$75k list, Penn College has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Architecture & Related Services Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Pennsylvania College of Technology is $25,135 for Associate Degree Architecture & Related Services students whose families make $48-$75k.

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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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