2023 Best Value General Architecture Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best General Architecture Bachelor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 212 degrees and certificates were awarded to general architecture students who went to a New York college or university. This makes it the #165 most popular major in the state.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
The Best Value General Architecture Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in New York 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.
Best New York Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in General Architecture
Our 2023 rankings named Alfred State College the best value school in New York for general architecture students working on their bachelor’s degree. Alfred State is a small public school located in the town of Alfred.
Alfred State undergraduate students pay an average of $8,857 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Buffalo. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York list. University at Buffalo is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at University at Buffalo are $10,782 a year.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general architecture schools in New York. RPI is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Troy.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate 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 New York list.
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Out of the 4 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the # 4 spot on the list. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
Columbia undergraduate students pay an average of $62,466 in in-state tuition and fees each 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 New York ranking.
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Request InformationBest Value General Architecture Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore all the Best Value General Architecture Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 154 |
| 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 4 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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