2024 Best Colleges for Architectural Technology

SUMMARY

Studying Architectural Technology is not only a valuable choice, but typically a requisite first step for undergraduates aspiring to enter a career as a computer aided design designer, a visual designer, or a graphic artist. Interestingly, architectural technology is an uncommon major ranking as the 154th most popular area of study. Last academic year, there were 1,864 architectural technology diplomas received. In-state tuition for architectural technology at private universities is, on average, 4.1 times more pricey than their public peers.

With just 46 institutions having programs for architectural technology you might have limited options as to the institutions you can choose from. If you're looking to surround yourself with other architectural technology students, consider universities in New York which have the most undergraduates admitted to architectural technology annually. less precisely, the top region to get a degree in architectural technology is in the Mid East region with New York Institute of Technology, Pratt Institute-Main, and Syracuse University best representing the region. Interestingly, our selection for the best conference to study architectural technology is the Pacific-12 Conference with University of Southern California, University of Utah, and University of Washington-Seattle Campus representing the conference. That said, our choice for the best school for architectural technology is Cornell University. You may also want to check out our list of best colleges.

The objectively 'best' school might not actually be the best school for every student. There can be a bunch of facets to weigh when selecting school. Features such as campus amenities, transportation services, and food would impact your feelings on which college to attend. Here at Authority, we have evaluated the pros and cons for you. If, for example, you want to know which architectural technology university boasts the best campus, the answer is University of Massachusetts-Amherst. If you are primarily interested in which school has the best campus, then we have an entire page dedicated to that. We have carefully pored through student reviews, professor reviews, government databases, and more so we can compare each major in an unbiased and informative way. You can explore our well researched list for the colleges with the best student life&nbsphere and, from that list, our selection of the university with the best student life for architectural technology is Cornell University. Are you curious why? Keep reading to learn more about Authority's top selections. Many of our conclusions will probably shock you.

If price is a major deciding factor in your choice of where you attend university, you might consider avoiding University of Southern California. University of Southern California&nbspis the most expensive school for architectural technology, at least regarding out of state enrollment. We do have an entire page for the most expensive&nbspcolleges that could put the cost at University of Southern California&nbspinto perspective. Additionally, you may care to know that architectural technology is the 140th most expensive degree in the United States, with an average expense of $34,600. On a broader scale, the most costly state for architectural technology in the country is Missouri demonstrated with a cost of $54,250 at the main college in the state Washington University in St Louis. Even more broadly, the most costly region for architectural technology is the Far West region which is best demonstrated with Art Center College of Design with a cost of $44,272, University of Southern California with a cost of $57,256, and University of Washington-Seattle Campus with a cost of $37,071.

Our cheapest region for architectural technology is the Rocky Mountains region which is represented by University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus with a cost of $24,408, Montana State University with a cost of $23,890, and University of Utah with a cost of $26,017. More optimistically, the most affordable university for architectural technology is Iowa State University. Our entire list of the most affordable schools can be explored here.

In-state attendees can anticipate paying in the neighborhood of $12,000 for a degree in architectural technology. The cost balloons intensely to a median of $26,800 for the out-of-state public-school undergrad. On that note, our pick for the university constituting the best value for architectural technology: Cornell University. Here you will see our comprehensive list of the universities we believe to be the best value&nbspin general. Bear in mind, this idea is predicated on the assumption that you are an out-of-state student. A discussion of value changes when in-state tuition is considered, but we do not know where you live (and are not trying to collect that kind of data).

Earnings for architectural technology students can cover a wide range, but two-years after leaving college students will typically make around $55,200. While there is much variation in salary; top positions can rake in up to $84,600. Straight out of university, the lowest end opportunities within the architectural technology field earn $36,000, which is an alright wage. The top earning graduates for architectural technology attended Carnegie Mellon University&nbspand if you want to find the colleges with all of the highest earning graduates, Authority has that too.

The general diversity of architectural technology ranks very highly, coming in the 97th percentile of majors nationally. The college with the highest composite diversity for architectural technology is Andrews University&nbspand here you can find our comprehensive list of the colleges with the most diversity. The overall financial diversity of Architectural Technology only is within the 14th percentile compared to all other majors. Racial diversity is actually above financial diversity, in the 90th percentile. White collegians make up the largest share at 39% of scholars majoring in architectural technology. Additionally, 52% of scholars seeking an architectural technology major are men.

The median score of architectural technology professors is 3.7 stars, a rating that is 7% below the average across every major; this is a subpar score. If you are looking for the most popular architectural technology instructor nationally, consider looking up Taha Alyousef at Western Kentucky University. This may surprise you, but the highest ranked instructors of architectural technology from student rankings are at Orange Coast College. If we consider data beyond simply rankings it becomes clear that the school possessing the best professors for architectural technology is Cornell University. You will find more detail on our evolving ranking methodology of the best overall professors here, along with many of the finest instructors in the U.S.

Finally, the hardest school to get into for architectural technology is Rice University. While we do not necessarily see the value in it, we have a detailed page for the hardest colleges to get into. That being said, we hope you believe that considering university from context only built on superlatives might create issues. We hope you read our other pages on individual universities and peruse some of our helpful background pages on useful things to look out for as your university search continues.