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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Architectural Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

5 Ranked Colleges
197 Degrees Awarded
$26,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Architectural Engineering is the 234th most popular major in the country with 938 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, architectural engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $62,977 and had an average of $25,140 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 292 architectural engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,433 and $24,500 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 $75-$110k” ranking looked at 5 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the architectural engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. 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 $75-$110k

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 $75-$110k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Architectural Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auburn University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Auburn, Alabama, this large public school awarded 145 degrees to qualified bachelors’s architectural engineering students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Auburn, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Architectural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Auburn University is $26,518 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Architectural Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 University

#2

North Carolina A & T State University

Greensboro, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina A & T State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Greensboro, North Carolina, this fairly large public school awarded 18 degrees to qualified bachelors’s architectural engineering students in 2019-2020.

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 NC A&T is $15,941 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Architectural Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full North Carolina A & T State University Architectural Engineering Report

#3

Tennessee State University

Nashville, Tennessee
#5 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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Tennessee State University landed the #3 spot on the 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Architectural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $18,823 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Architectural Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Tennessee State University.

Full Tennessee State University Architectural Engineering Report

#4

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Alabama. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. The University of Alabama is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s architectural engineering degrees to qualified students.

UA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Architectural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $24,108 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Architectural Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend UA.

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

Read more about Architectural Engineering at UA

#5

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Miami. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. University of Miami is a private not-for-profit institution located in Coral Gables, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s 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. It costs about $44,741 for southeast region bachelor’s degree architectural engineering students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of Miami.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.

Read more about Architectural Engineering at U 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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