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2023 Best Value Architectural Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

14 Colleges
$24,531 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$50,349 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Architectural Engineering Technology Bachelor's 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Architectural Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 14 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for ae tech students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for ae tech majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Top 10 Best Architectural Engineering Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Ferris State University the best value school in the United States for architectural engineering technology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Ferris is a large public school located in the distant town of Big Rapids.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ferris are $13,608 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Ferris is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Architectural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools list.

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Out of the 14 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Mississippi landed the # 2 spot on the list. Southern Miss is a large public school located in the small city of Hattiesburg.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southern Miss are $11,450 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, ae tech graduates from Southern Miss carry an average student debtload of $24,044.

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#3

Ranken Technical College

Saint Louis, MO

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Ranken Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value architectural engineering technology schools in the United States. Located in the city of Saint Louis, Ranken Technical College is a private not-for-profit school 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.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Ranken Technical College also is in the top 10% of our Best Architectural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools ranking.

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#4

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Out of the 14 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Purdue are $28,794 a year. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $300.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Purdue also did well on our Best Architectural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Seminole State College of Florida is a great value for architectural engineering technology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Sanford, Seminole State is a public college with a large student population.

Seminole State undergraduate students pay an average of $11,456 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, ae tech majors at Seminole State accumulate an average of around $13,669 in student debt.

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Weber State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for architectural engineering technology students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. WSU is a very large public school located in the small city of Ogden.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WSU are $17,084 a year.

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With a ranking of #7, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis did quite well on this year’s best value schools for architectural engineering technology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at IUPUI are $32,582 per year. On average, ae tech graduates from IUPUI take out $19,140 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Fairmont State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for architectural engineering technology students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the distant town of Fairmont, Fairmont State is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Fairmont State are $17,836 per year.

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#9

Alfred State College

Alfred, NY

Alfred State College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Architectural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Alfred State is a small public school located in the remote town of Alfred.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Alfred State are $15,942 a year.

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#10

Farmingdale State College

Farmingdale, NY

Farmingdale State College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for architectural engineering technology students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Farmingdale, SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale undergraduate students pay an average of $18,486 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that ae tech majors at SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $16,358.

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Architectural Engineering Technology by Region

View the Best Value Architectural Engineering Bachelor's 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 14 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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