2023 Best Value General Architecture Schools in the New England Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best General Architecture 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value General Architecture Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the New England Region to see which 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.
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2023 Best Value General Architecture Schools in the New England Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for architecture majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Best General Architecture Schools
Our analysis found Boston Architectural College to be the best value school for general architecture students who want to pursue a degree in the New England Region . Boston Architectural College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Boston Architectural College are $22,144 per year. While working on their degree, architecture majors at Boston Architectural College accumulate an average of around $52,750 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $427, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Hartford is a great value for general architecture students. Located in the city of West Hartford, UHart is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
UHart undergraduate students pay an average of $44,885 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Harvard University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value General Architecture Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard 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 Harvard are $55,587 a year.
Harvard excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best General Architecture Schools in the New England Region list.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Yale University is a great value for general architecture students. Located in the city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Yale undergraduate students pay an average of $59,950 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Yale is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best General Architecture Schools in the New England Region list.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value General Architecture Schools in the New England Region list. MIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.
MIT undergraduate students pay an average of $55,878 in tuition and fees each 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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University of Massachusetts Amherst came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Architecture Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMass Amherst are $36,964 per year.
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Keene State College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for general architecture students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the town of Keene, Keene State is a public school with a small student population.
Keene State undergraduate students pay an average of $24,994 in tuition and fees each year. On average, architecture graduates from Keene State take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.
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Roger Williams University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for general architecture students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Bristol, RWU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at RWU are $37,355 per year. While working on their degree, architecture majors at RWU accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $652.
Norwich University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Architecture Schools in the New England Region ranking. 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. The average amount in student loans that architecture majors at Norwich take out is $27,000.
Rhode Island School of Design came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Architecture Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, RISD is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
RISD undergraduate students pay an average of $56,290 in tuition and fees each year.
Best General Architecture Colleges by State
Explore the best general architecture colleges 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 10 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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