2023 Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor's Degree Schools
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Architecture & Related Services Bachelor's 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 113 schools in the United States to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for architecture and related services students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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.
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2023 Best Value Architecture & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Architecture & Related Services Bachelor's Degree Colleges.
Top 15% Best Architecture & Related Services Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found North Dakota State University - Main Campus to be the best value school for architecture and related services students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the United States. North Dakota State University is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fargo.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at North Dakota State University are $14,876 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, North Dakota State University also did well on our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Out of the 113 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Ponce landed the # 2 spot on the list. Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Ponce is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Ponce.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Ponce are $5,545 per year.
The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Arizona State University - Skysong helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value architecture and related services schools in the United States. Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ASU - Skysong are $13,092 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, ASU - Skysong also did well on our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value architecture and related services schools in the United States. Cal Poly Pomona is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Pomona.
Cal Poly Pomona undergraduate students pay an average of $19,319 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 113 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Kennesaw State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Kennesaw, KSU Georgia is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at KSU Georgia are $17,690 a year.
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University of North Texas landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree architecture and related services programs. UNT is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNT are $20,906 per year.
University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree architecture and related services programs. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNC Charlotte are $20,622 per year.
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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are $28,105 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also is in the top 5% of our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking.
Newschool of Architecture and Design landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree architecture and related services programs. Newschool of Architecture and Design is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Newschool of Architecture and Design are $29,427 per year.
North Carolina State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NC State are $29,916 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, NC State also did well on our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Alfred State College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Alfred State is a small public school located in the remote town of Alfred.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Alfred State are $15,937 per year.
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Southern Illinois University Carbondale came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Carbondale.
SIUC undergraduate students pay an average of $15,240 in tuition and fees each year.
Boston Architectural College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for architecture and related services students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list. Boston Architectural College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Boston Architectural College are $22,144 a year.
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Mississippi State University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree architecture and related services programs. Mississippi State is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Mississippi State.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Mississippi State are $24,900 a year.
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Virginia Tech ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.
Virginia Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $33,857 in tuition and fees each year.
Virginia Tech excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools list.
University of Houston came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. UH is a very large public school located in the large city of Houston.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UH are $21,891 a year.
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Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional great value schools for Architecture/Urban Planning students seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Oklahoma State University - Main Campus | Stillwater, OK |
| 18 | Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus | Atlanta, GA |
| 19 | University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI |
| 19 | University of Oklahoma Norman Campus | Norman, OK |
| 21 | Louisiana Tech University | Ruston, LA |
| 22 | University of Nebraska - Lincoln | Lincoln, NE |
Architecture & Related Services by Region
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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 25 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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