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2023 Best Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in the New England Region

10 Colleges
$53,675 Avg Salary
$30,046 Avg Student Debt

Architecture & Related Services is the #29 most popular major in the country with 17,325 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Architecture/Urban Planning 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 educational experiences for students.

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The following schools top our list of the Best Architecture & Related Services Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Massachusetts Institute of Technology the best school in the New England Region for architecture and related services students. MIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

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#2

Yale University

New Haven, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yale University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Out of the 10 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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The excellent programs at Boston Architectural College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best architecture and related services schools in the New England Region . Boston Architectural College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

The average amount in student loans that architecture and related services majors at Boston Architectural College take out is $52,750. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $427, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a very large student population.

While working on their degree, architecture and related services majors at UMass Amherst accumulate an average of around $25,000 in student debt.

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Rhode Island School of Design ranked #6 on this year’s Best Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Providence, RISD is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Rhode Island did quite well on this year’s best schools for architecture and related services students. Located in the large suburb of Kingston, URI is a public college with a large student population.

On average, architecture and related services graduates from URI take out $25,619 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Wentworth Institute of Technology came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in the New England Region ranking. WIT is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

While working on their degree, architecture and related services majors at WIT accumulate an average of around $25,000 in student debt. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $438.

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Roger Williams University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Bristol, RWU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

While working on their degree, architecture and related services 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.

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#10

Norwich University

Northfield, VT

Norwich University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in the New England Region ranking. Norwich is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Northfield.

After completing their degree, architecture and related services graduates from Norwich carry an average student debtload of $27,000.

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Explore the best architecture and related services colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 47
Maine 14
Rhode Island 282
Massachusetts 1,036
Connecticut 126
Vermont 41

Major Annual Graduates
Architectural Sciences & Technology 6,781
General Architecture 4,982
Urban & Regional Planning 2,419
Landscape Architecture 905
Environmental Design 741
Interior Architecture 728
Real Estate Development 420
Architecture (Other) 202
Architectural History 147

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 254,454
Engineering 198,468
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Engineering Technologies 85,188
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Lorenzo Cafaro.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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