by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on AE Tech Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 1,290 people earned their degree in architectural engineering technology, making the major the 238th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, architectural engineering technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $48,535 and had an average of $22,395 in loans still to pay off.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 386 architectural engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on AE Tech Major” ranking looked at 15 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in architectural engineering technology. That schools that top this list have a program in architectural engineering technology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree ae tech students.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on AE Tech Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Mississippi landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, this fairly large public school awarded 84 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s AE tech students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fairmont State University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on AE Tech Major. Fairmont State is a small school located in Fairmont, West Virginia that handed out 16 bachelors’s AE tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Fairmont State University Architectural Engineering Technology Report
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on AE Tech Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Ranken Technical College landed the #3 spot on the list. Ranken Technical College is a small school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 10 bachelors’s AE tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alfred State College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on AE Tech Major list. Alfred, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s AE tech degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Farmingdale State College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on AE Tech Major list. SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale is a medium-sized public school situated in Farmingdale, New York. It awarded 30 bachelors’s AE tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%.
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Vermont Technical College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on AE Tech Major ranking. Randolph, Vermont is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s AE tech degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate 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.
Full Vermont Technical College Architectural Engineering Technology Report
With a ranking of #7, University of Hartford did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on AE Tech Major list. West Hartford, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s AE tech degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad 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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With a ranking of #8, Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on AE Tech Major list. West Lafayette, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s AE tech degrees to 135 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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 93%.
New England Institute of Technology landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on AE Tech Major ranking. This small school is located in East Greenwich, Rhode Island, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s AE tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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Seminole State College of Florida ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on AE Tech Major list. Located in Sanford, Florida, this fairly large public school handed out 21 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s AE tech students in 2020-2021.
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Ferris State University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on AE Tech Major ranking. Big Rapids, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s AE tech degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on AE Tech Major list. IUPUI is a public institution located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.
Wentworth Institute of Technology landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on AE Tech Major ranking. Wentworth Institute of Technology is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s AE tech degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%.
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With a ranking of #14, Weber State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on AE Tech Major list. WSU is a large school located in Ogden, Utah that handed out 2 bachelors’s AE tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Rutgers University - Camden came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on AE Tech Major ranking. Rutgers Camden is located in Camden, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s AE tech degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, 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 85%.
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