2023 Best Value General Architecture Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.
The Best Value General Architecture Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Check out the architecture bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best General Architecture Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Alfred State College to be the best value school for general architecture students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Alfred State is a small public school located in the town of Alfred.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Alfred State are $15,937 per year.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Morgan State University is a great value for general architecture students working on their bachelor’s degree. Morgan State is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Baltimore.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Morgan State are $18,480 per year. Architecture majors at Morgan State take out an average of $29,600 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Maryland - College Park. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UMCP are $38,638 a year. On average, architecture graduates from UMCP take out $20,116 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
In addition to its great value ranking, UMCP is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Marywood University is a great value for general architecture students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Scranton, Marywood is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Marywood are $37,284 per year.
Read full report on General Architecture at Marywood University
Out of the 11 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Drexel University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
Drexel undergraduate students pay an average of $57,136 in tuition and fees each year.
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 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 #6 on the list. RPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Troy.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at RPI are $58,526 a year.
RPI excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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University of Pennsylvania ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UPenn are $61,710 per year.
UPenn did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
Catholic University of America 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 #8 on the list. Located in the city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CUA are $52,156 per year.
Carnegie Mellon University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.
Carnegie Mellon undergraduate students pay an average of $58,524 in tuition and fees each year.
Carnegie Mellon also made our Best General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #2.
Read full report on General Architecture at Carnegie Mellon University
Columbia University in the City of New York ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Columbia are $62,466 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Columbia also is in the top 10% of our Best General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
Read full report on General Architecture at Columbia University in the City of New York
Best General Architecture Colleges by State
Explore the best general architecture colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 154 |
| New York | 212 |
| Maryland | 141 |
| New Jersey | 70 |
| District of Columbia | 107 |
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Majors Related to Architecture
One of 8 majors within the area of study, general architecture has other similar majors worth exploring.
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 11 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 Danichou.
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