2023 Best Value General Architecture Schools in New York
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best General Architecture 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value General Architecture Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in New York to see which ones offered the best value 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. 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 Schools in New York
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for architecture majors pursuing a .
Best New York Schools for Affordable Quality in General Architecture
Our analysis found Alfred State College to be the best value school for general architecture students who want to pursue a degree in New York. Alfred State is a small public school located in the remote town of Alfred.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Alfred State are $8,857 per year. Architecture majors at Alfred State take out an average of $31,000 in student loans while working on their egree.
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The excellent programs at University at Buffalo helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general architecture schools in New York. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the suburb of Buffalo.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University at Buffalo are $10,782 per year. The average amount in student loans that architecture majors at University at Buffalo take out is $24,532.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value General Architecture Schools in New York list. RPI is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Troy.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at RPI are $58,526 per year. After completing their degree, architecture graduates from RPI carry an average student debtload of $31,000.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, RPI also is in the top 10% of our Best General Architecture Schools in New York ranking.
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.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Columbia are $62,466 per year.
Columbia also claimed a spot on our Best General Architecture Schools in New York list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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Best Value General Architecture Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore all the Best Value General Architecture Colleges 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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