2023 Best Value Architectural Sciences Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Architectural Sciences & Technology School for You
Architectural Sciences & Technology is the #111 most popular major in the country with 6,781 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Architectural Sciences Schools ranking. This report analyzed 76 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value programs for architect science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 15% Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Schools
Our analysis found Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology to be the best value school for architectural sciences and technology students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a small public school located in the small city of Lancaster.
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology undergraduate students pay an average of $8,450 in tuition and fees each year. Architect Science majors at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology take out an average of $7,078 in student loans while working on their egree.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology also is in the top 20% of our Best Architectural Sciences Schools ranking.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Austin is a great value for architectural sciences and technology students. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UT Austin are $40,996 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UT Austin is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Architectural Sciences Schools list.
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The excellent programs at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best architectural sciences and technology schools in the United States. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very large public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are $28,105 per year.
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Architectural Sciences Schools list.
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The excellent programs at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best architectural sciences and technology schools in the United States. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Georgia Tech are $33,964 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Georgia Tech also did well on our Best Architectural Sciences Schools list. It’s in the top 1% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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The excellent programs at University of Houston helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best architectural sciences and technology schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UH are $21,891 per year.
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University of California - Berkeley came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Architectural Sciences Schools ranking. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UC Berkeley are $43,980 a year.
UC Berkeley also claimed a spot on our Best Architectural Sciences Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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Newschool of Architecture and Design came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Architectural Sciences Schools ranking. Located in the city of San Diego, Newschool of Architecture and Design is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
Newschool of Architecture and Design undergraduate students pay an average of $29,427 in tuition and fees each year.
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Virginia Tech came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Architectural Sciences Schools ranking. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.
Virginia Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $33,857 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Virginia Tech also is in the top 5% of our Best Architectural Sciences Schools ranking.
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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Architectural Sciences Schools list. OSU is a very large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater.
OSU undergraduate students pay an average of $24,764 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that architect science majors at OSU take out is $25,250.
OSU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Architectural Sciences Schools list.
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University of North Carolina at Charlotte came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Architectural Sciences Schools ranking. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the city of Charlotte.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNC Charlotte are $20,622 per year.
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Boston Architectural College landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value architectural sciences and technology programs. Located in the city of Boston, Boston Architectural College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Boston Architectural College undergraduate students pay an average of $22,144 in tuition and fees each year.
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These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Architectural Sciences Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
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| 12 | Clemson University | Clemson, SC |
| 13 | University of California - Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA |
| 14 | Iowa State University | Ames, IA |
| 15 | North Carolina State University | Raleigh, NC |
Architectural Sciences & Technology by Region
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Majors Related to Architect Science
Architectural Sciences & Technology is one of 8 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Architect Science
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Architecture | 4,982 |
| Urban & Regional Planning | 2,419 |
| Landscape Architecture | 905 |
| Environmental Design | 741 |
| Interior Architecture | 728 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 26 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to SSR2000.
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