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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Architectural Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

5 Ranked Colleges
197 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Architectural Engineering is the 433rd most popular major in the country with 938 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in architectural engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality architectural engineering programs that also have a lower cost than 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 $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree architectural engineering students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Architectural Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama
#1 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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University landed the #1 spot on the list. Auburn University is a large public school situated in Auburn, Alabama. It awarded 145 bachelors’s architectural engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Auburn also took the #1 spot in our “Best Architectural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Auburn is $24,079 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Architectural Engineering students whose families make $48-$75k.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%.

Read more about Architectural Engineering at Auburn

#2

North Carolina A & T State University

Greensboro, North Carolina
#4 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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina A & T State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Greensboro, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s architectural engineering degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.

NC A&T did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Architectural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $13,038 for southeast region bachelor’s degree architectural engineering students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend NC A&T.

Read more about Architectural Engineering at North Carolina A & T State University

#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 $48-$75k list. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this medium-sized public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s architectural engineering students in 2019-2020.

Tennessee State University also took the #5 spot in our “Best Architectural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Tennessee State University is $14,540 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Architectural Engineering students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Tennessee State University Architectural Engineering Report

#4

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
#3 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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Alabama landed the #4 spot on the list. UA is a public institution located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UA, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Architectural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend The University of Alabama is $23,284 for southeast region bachelor’s degree architectural engineering students whose families make $48-$75k.

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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Miami. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This fairly large school is located in Coral Gables, Florida, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s architectural engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U Miami, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Architectural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Miami is $38,540 for southeast region bachelor’s degree architectural engineering students whose families make $48-$75k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

Read more about 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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