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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Architectural Engineering Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

9 Ranked Colleges
126 Degrees Awarded
$5,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value AE Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value AE Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Architectural Engineering Technology is the 228th most popular major in the country with 1,336 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, architectural engineering technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $49,833 and had an average of $22,511 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 435 architectural engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,600 and $16,149 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 126 architectural engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value AE Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in architectural engineering technology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality architectural engineering technology 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 architectural engineering technology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value AE Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value AE Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 9 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Architectural Engineering Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, Kentucky

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Kentucky University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value AE Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Northern Kentucky University is a fairly large school located in Highland Heights, Kentucky that handed out 14 associates’s AE tech degrees in 2019-2020.

NKU also made our “Best Architectural Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Northern Kentucky University is $4,156 for Southeast Region Associate Degree AE Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Northern Kentucky University Architectural Engineering Technology Report

#2

Midlands Technical College

West Columbia, South Carolina
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Midlands Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value AE Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Midlands Technical College is a medium-sized public school situated in West Columbia, South Carolina. It awarded 9 associates’s AE tech degrees in 2019-2020.

MTC also made our “Best Architectural Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Midlands Technical College is $3,749 for southeast region associate degree ae tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full MTC Architectural Engineering Technology Report

#3

Greenville Technical College

Greenville, South Carolina
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value AE Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Greenville Technical College landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Greenville, South Carolina, and it awarded 5 associates’s AE tech degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree ae tech students whose families make $0-$30k list, GTC has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Architectural Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Greenville Technical College is $6,575 for southeast region associate degree ae tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Architectural Engineering Technology at Greenville Technical College

#4

Nashville State Community College

Nashville, Tennessee
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nashville State Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value AE Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this medium-sized public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified associates’s AE tech students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Nashville State Community College, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Architectural Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Nashville State Community College is $7,139 for Southeast Region Associate Degree AE Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Architectural Engineering Technology at Nashville State Community College

#5

Wilkes Community College

Wilkesboro, North Carolina
#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wilkes Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value AE Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Wilkes Community College is a public institution located in Wilkesboro, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Wilkes Community College also made our “Best Architectural Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #9. The yearly cost to attend Wilkes Community College is $1,803 for Southeast Region Associate Degree AE Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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#6

Wake Technical Community College

Raleigh, North Carolina

Wake Technical Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value AE Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Wake Technical Community College is a large school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 6 associates’s AE tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wake Technical Community College, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Architectural Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Wake Technical Community College is $4,607 for Southeast Region Associate Degree AE Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Architectural Engineering Technology at Wake Technical Community College

#7

Delgado Community College

New Orleans, Louisiana
#4 in overall quality

Delgado Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value AE Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Delgado Community College is a fairly large public school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 9 associates’s AE tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Delgado Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Architectural Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $9,403 for southeast region associate degree ae tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Delgado Community College.

Read more about Architectural Engineering Technology at Delgado Community College

#8

Fairmont State University

Fairmont, West Virginia
#6 in overall quality

Fairmont State University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value AE Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Fairmont State is located in Fairmont, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 associates’s AE tech degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Fairmont State, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Architectural Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $7,595 for southeast region associate degree ae tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Fairmont State University.

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#9

Guilford Technical Community College

Jamestown, North Carolina
#8 in overall quality

Guilford Technical Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value AE Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Jamestown, North Carolina, this fairly large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s AE tech students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Guilford Technical Community College, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Architectural Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $7,748 for Southeast Region Associate Degree AE Tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Guilford Technical Community College.

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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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