2023 Best Value General Architecture Schools in Pennsylvania
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best General Architecture School for You
In 2020-2021, 154 degrees and certificates were awarded to general architecture students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #153 most popular major in the state.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Pennsylvania 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.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality in General Architecture
Our 2023 rankings named Marywood University the best value school in Pennsylvania for general architecture students. Located in the small city of Scranton, Marywood is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Marywood are $37,284 a year. The average amount in student loans that architecture majors at Marywood take out is $31,000.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value General Architecture Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UPenn are $61,710 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UPenn is ranked #3 for overall quality for architecture in Pennsylvania.
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Out of the 4 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Drexel University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Drexel are $57,136 per year. While working on their degree, architecture majors at Drexel accumulate an average of around $31,000 in student debt.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value General Architecture Schools in Pennsylvania list. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Carnegie Mellon are $58,524 a year. On average, architecture graduates from Carnegie Mellon take out $23,250 in student loans while working on their degree.
Carnegie Mellon did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best General Architecture Schools in Pennsylvania list.
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Request InformationBest 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 |
|---|---|
| New York | 212 |
| 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.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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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