2023 Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Associate Degree Schools
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Architecture & Related Services Associate Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 17,325 people earned a degree or certificate in architecture and related services, making the major the #29 most popular in the United States.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 Architecture/Urban Planning Associate Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for architecture and related services students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Architecture/Urban Planning
Our 2023 rankings named Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology the best value school in the United States for architecture and related services students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Lancaster, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology are $8,450 per year.
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology also claimed a spot on our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Associate Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Pratt Institute - Main is a great value for architecture and related services students working on their associate degree. Pratt Institute is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Brooklyn.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Pratt Institute are $55,590 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New York Institute of Technology. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Old Westbury, NYIT is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
NYIT undergraduate students pay an average of $39,760 in tuition and fees each year.
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Majors Related to Architecture & Related Services
Architecture & Related Services Majors to Study
| 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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 3 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Lorenzo Cafaro.
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