2023 Best Value General Architecture Schools in District of Columbia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

Finding the Best General Architecture School for You

General Architecture is the #68 most popular major in District of Columbia with 107 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'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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value General Architecture Schools in District of Columbia ranking.

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.

Check out the architecture programs at this school if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best General Architecture School

#1

Catholic University of America

Washington, DC

92 Degrees

#4 in Quality in District of Columbia

$52,156 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Catholic University of America to be the best value school for general architecture students who want to pursue a degree in District of Columbia. CUA is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

CUA undergraduate students pay an average of $52,156 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, architecture graduates from CUA take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, CUA is ranked #4 for overall quality for architecture in District of Columbia.

Full General Architecture at Catholic University of America Report

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Notes and References

*These values are for the top school 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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