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2023 Best Value Architectural Engineering Associate Degree Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

24 Colleges
$13,957 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$40,374 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Architectural Engineering Technology Associate Degree School for You

In 2021-2022, 1,239 people earned a degree or certificate in architectural engineering technology, making the major the #40 most popular in the United States.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.

The Best Value Architectural Engineering Associate Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 24 schools in the United States to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for ae tech students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Architectural Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the United States

Check out the ae tech associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Architectural Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools

Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Idaho to be the best value school for architectural engineering technology students who want to pursue a associate degree in the United States. Located in the distant town of Rexburg, BYU - I is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BYU - I are $4,536 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, BYU - I is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Architectural Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools list.

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#2

Western Technical College

La Crosse, WI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Architectural Engineering Associate Degree Schools list. Western Technical College is a small public school located in the small city of La Crosse.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Western Technical College are $6,788 per year.

Western Technical College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Architectural Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools list.

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Out of the 24 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Madison Area Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Madison College is a large public school located in the large city of Madison.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Madison College are $6,812 per year. On average, ae tech graduates from Madison College take out $11,359 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

In addition to its great value ranking, Madison College is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Architectural Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools list.

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#4

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, SD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeast Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Architectural Engineering Associate Degree Schools list. Southeast Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Sioux Falls.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southeast Tech are $7,650 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Southeast Tech is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Architectural Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools list.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northeast Wisconsin Technical College is a great value for architectural engineering technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the midsize city of Green Bay, NWTC is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NWTC are $6,965 a year. The average amount in student loans that ae tech majors at NWTC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $13,422.

NWTC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Architectural Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools list.

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North Dakota State College of Science ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Architectural Engineering Associate Degree Schools list. North Dakota State College of Science is a small public school located in the distant town of Wahpeton.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Dakota State College of Science are $6,879 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, ae tech graduates from North Dakota State College of Science carry an average student debtload of $10,752.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, North Dakota State College of Science also is in the top 10% of our Best Architectural Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools ranking.

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#7

Del Mar College

Corpus Christi, TX

Del Mar College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree architectural engineering technology programs. DMC is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Corpus Christi.

DMC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,990 in tuition and fees each year.

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Greenville Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Architectural Engineering Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Greenville, GTC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

GTC undergraduate students pay an average of $10,202 in tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

Ferris State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree architectural engineering technology programs. Ferris is a large public school located in the distant town of Big Rapids.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ferris are $13,608 a year. AE Tech majors at Ferris take out an average of $16,513 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Ferris also is in the top 10% of our Best Architectural Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools ranking.

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#10

Ranken Technical College

Saint Louis, MO

Ranken Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Architectural Engineering Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Saint Louis, Ranken Technical College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ranken Technical College are $16,960 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Ranken Technical College is in the top 1% of all schools on our Best Architectural Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools list.

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Architectural Engineering Technology by Region

View the Best Value Architectural Engineering Associate Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

Architectural Engineering Technology is one of 18 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

AE Tech Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Architectural Engineering Technology 1,239

Related Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,288
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,780
Environmental Control Technology 9,376
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 8,822
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,347

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 24 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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