2023 Best Value General Architecture Bachelor's Degree Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Architecture Bachelor's Degree School for You
General Architecture is the #130 most popular major in the country with 4,982 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.
The Best Value General Architecture Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 68 schools in the United States to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for architecture students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best General Architecture Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named California State Polytechnic University - Pomona the best value school in the United States for general architecture students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Cal Poly Pomona are $19,319 a year.
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Out of the 68 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at North Dakota State University are $14,876 a year.
North Dakota State University also claimed a spot on our Best General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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Out of the 68 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Ponce landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Ponce, Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Ponce is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Ponce are $5,545 a year.
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Out of the 68 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Kennesaw State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. KSU Georgia is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Kennesaw.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at KSU Georgia are $17,690 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, architecture majors at KSU Georgia accumulate an average of around $37,645 in student debt.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the city of Charlotte.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNC Charlotte are $20,622 a year.
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Alfred State College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the town of Alfred, Alfred State is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Alfred State are $15,937 per year.
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Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general architecture students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a large student population.
SIUC undergraduate students pay an average of $15,240 in tuition and fees each year. On average, architecture graduates from SIUC take out $26,759 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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North Carolina State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree general architecture programs. NC State is a very large public school located in the city of Raleigh.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NC State are $29,916 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, NC State also is in the top 10% of our Best General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking.
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Mississippi State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mississippi State are $24,900 per year.
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With a ranking of #10, University of Houston did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general architecture students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the 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. Architecture majors at UH take out an average of $27,353 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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Here are some additional great value schools for General Architecture students seeking value that almost earned our Best Value General Architecture Bachelor's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
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| 11 | Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus | Atlanta, GA |
| 12 | University of Oklahoma Norman Campus | Norman, OK |
| 13 | Boston Architectural College | Boston, MA |
General Architecture by Region
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General Architecture Related Majors for Architecture
General Architecture is one of 8 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Architecture
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Architectural Sciences & Technology | 6,781 |
| Urban & Regional Planning | 2,419 |
| Landscape Architecture | 905 |
| Environmental Design | 741 |
| Interior Architecture | 728 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 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).
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