2023 Best Value General Architecture Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England 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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value General Architecture Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the New England 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.
Best New England Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in General Architecture
Our analysis found Boston Architectural College to be the best value school for general architecture students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the New England Region . Boston Architectural College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
Boston Architectural College undergraduate students pay an average of $22,144 in tuition and fees each year. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $427, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MIT are $55,878 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, MIT is ranked #1 for overall quality for architecture in the New England Region .
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Out of the 7 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Yale are $59,950 a year.
Yale 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 New England Region list.
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Out of the 7 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Keene State College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Keene, Keene State is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Keene State are $24,994 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Roger Williams University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Bristol, RWU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at RWU are $37,355 per year. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $652.
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With a ranking of #6, Rhode Island School of Design did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general architecture students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, RISD is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at RISD are $56,290 a year.
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Norwich University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree general architecture programs. Norwich is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Northfield.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Norwich are $44,020 a year.
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Request InformationBest General Architecture Colleges by State
Explore the best general architecture schools for a specific state in the New England region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 82 |
| Connecticut | 45 |
| New Hampshire | 19 |
| Maine | 5 |
| Rhode Island | 113 |
| Vermont | 41 |
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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 7 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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