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2022 Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

5 Ranked Colleges
197 Degrees Awarded
$19,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Architectural Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 938 people earned their degree in architectural engineering, making the major the 433rd most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 292 architectural engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 197 architectural engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in architectural engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great architectural engineering programs and cost less that 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 architectural engineering program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Architectural Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Auburn University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Auburn University is located in Auburn, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 145 bachelors’s architectural engineering degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree architectural engineering students whose families make $0-$30k list, Auburn has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Architectural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Auburn University is $18,394 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Architectural Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Architectural Engineering at Auburn

#2

North Carolina A & T State University

Greensboro, North Carolina
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina A & T State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. North Carolina A & T State University is located in Greensboro, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s architectural engineering degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NC A&T, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Architectural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend North Carolina A & T State University is $7,493 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Architectural Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full North Carolina A & T State University Architectural Engineering Report

#3

Tennessee State University

Nashville, Tennessee
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tennessee State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This medium-sized school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s architectural engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Tennessee State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Architectural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Tennessee State University is $11,015 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Architectural Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Tennessee State University Architectural Engineering Report

#4

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Alabama. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. The University of Alabama is a large school located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama that handed out 15 bachelors’s architectural engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UA also took the #3 spot in our “Best Architectural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UA is $19,322 for southeast region bachelor’s degree architectural engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Read more about Architectural Engineering at The University of Alabama

#5

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Miami landed the #5 spot on the list. U Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Coral Gables, Florida. It awarded 12 bachelors’s architectural engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

U Miami not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Architectural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Miami is $42,611 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Architectural Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Architectural Engineering at University of Miami

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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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