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.
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2023 Best Value Architectural Sciences & Technology Schools in the United States
Check out the architect science programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 15% Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology the best value school in the United States for architectural sciences and technology students. Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a small public school located in the small city of Lancaster.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology are $8,450 a 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.
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology 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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The excellent programs at The University of Texas at Austin helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best architectural sciences and technology schools in the United States. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.
UT Austin undergraduate students pay an average of $40,996 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UT Austin also did well on our Best Architectural Sciences Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Architectural Sciences Schools list. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very large public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo.
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo undergraduate students pay an average of $28,105 in tuition and fees each 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.
Out of the 76 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.
Georgia Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $33,964 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Georgia Tech also is in the top 1% of our Best Architectural Sciences Schools ranking.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Architectural Sciences Schools list. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public school with a very large student population.
UH undergraduate students pay an average of $21,891 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of California - Berkeley did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for architectural sciences and technology students. It came in at #6 on the list. UC Berkeley is a fairly 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 landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value architectural sciences and technology programs. Located in the large city of San Diego, Newschool of Architecture and Design is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Newschool of Architecture and Design are $29,427 per year.
Virginia Tech did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for architectural sciences and technology students. It came in at #8 on the list. 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.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Virginia Tech also did well on our Best Architectural Sciences Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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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 town of Stillwater.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at OSU are $24,764 per year. The average amount in student loans that architect science majors at OSU take out is $25,250.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, OSU also is in the top 20% of our Best Architectural Sciences Schools ranking.
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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 fairly large public school located in the large 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 ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Architectural Sciences Schools list. Located in the city of Boston, Boston Architectural College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Boston Architectural College undergraduate students pay an average of $22,144 in tuition and fees each year.
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Honorable Mentions
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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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