2023 Best Value General Architecture Graduate Certificate Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Architecture Graduate Certificate 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value General Architecture Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for architecture students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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.
Best Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in General Architecture
Our analysis found Clemson University to be the best value school for general architecture students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Clemson is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Clemson are $23,246 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Clemson is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best General Architecture Graduate Certificate Schools list.
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Out of the 9 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. NC State is a very large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NC State are $29,690 per year.
NC State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best General Architecture Graduate Certificate Schools list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value General Architecture Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.
Texas A&M College Station graduate students pay an average of $24,106 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Texas A&M College Station is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best General Architecture Graduate Certificate Schools list.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Kent State University at Kent is a great value for general architecture students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Kent State are $21,952 a year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Miami helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general architecture schools in the United States. Located in the small city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
U Miami graduate students pay an average of $41,036 in tuition and fees each year.
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Florida International University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate general architecture programs. Located in the suburb of Miami, FIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at FIU are $24,211 per year.
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Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general architecture students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Columbia are $52,924 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Columbia is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best General Architecture Graduate Certificate Schools list.
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The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general architecture students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. UTSA is a very large public school located in the large city of San Antonio.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UTSA are $27,560 per year.
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University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate general architecture programs. UNM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNM are $20,487 per year.
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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 9 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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