2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Architectural Engineering

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Doctorate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 16 architectural engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in architectural engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality architectural engineering 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 program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree architectural engineering students.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Architectural Engineering

#1

University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Lincoln, Nebraska

#3 in overall quality

$19,513 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, this large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s architectural engineering students in 2019-2020.

UNL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Architectural Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska - Lincoln are $19,513, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Architectural Engineering at UNL

#2

Pennsylvania State University - University Park

University Park, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$38,728 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pennsylvania State University - University Park. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Doctorate.

Penn State University Park also made our “Best Architectural Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pennsylvania State University - University Park are $38,728, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Architectural Engineering at Pennsylvania State University - University Park

#3

University of Colorado Boulder

Boulder, Colorado

#2 in overall quality

$32,980 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Boulder, Colorado, this large public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s architectural engineering students in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Architectural Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Boulder are $32,980, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Architectural Engineering at University of Colorado Boulder

#3

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#3 in overall quality

$37,074 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Drexel University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Doctorate. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s architectural engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree architectural engineering students list, Drexel has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Architectural Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel University are $37,074.

Full Drexel Architectural Engineering Report

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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