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2023 Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

15 Colleges
$38,809 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$44,169 Avg Salary

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, architecture and related services was ranked #29 in the country. In fact 17,325 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the Far Western US Region 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for architecture and related services majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named California State Polytechnic University - Pomona the best value school in the Far Western US Region for architecture and related services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Cal Poly Pomona are $19,319 a year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value architecture and related services schools in the Far Western US Region . Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very large public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo undergraduate students pay an average of $28,105 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also is in the top 10% of our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Newschool of Architecture and Design is a great value for architecture and related services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of San Diego, Newschool of Architecture and Design is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Newschool of Architecture and Design undergraduate students pay an average of $29,427 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Berkeley. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.

UC Berkeley undergraduate students pay an average of $43,980 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UC Berkeley also did well on our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wazzu are $27,733 per year.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for architecture and related services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW Seattle are $39,906 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UW Seattle also is in the top 10% of our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.

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University of California - Los Angeles ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UCLA are $43,012 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UCLA also did well on our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Hawaii at Manoa did quite well on this year’s best value schools for architecture and related services students working on their bachelor’s degree. UH Manoa is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Honolulu.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UH Manoa are $34,218 a year.

Full Architecture & Related Services at University of Hawaii at Manoa Report

University of California - Davis landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree architecture and related services programs. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UC Davis are $44,399 per year.

UC Davis excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

Full Architecture & Related Services at University of California - Davis Report

#10

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

University of Oregon landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree architecture and related services programs. Located in the midsize city of Eugene, UO is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UO undergraduate students pay an average of $39,308 in tuition and fees each year.

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Explore the best architecture and related services schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 2,293
Washington 349
Oregon 269
Hawaii 74
Nevada 78

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 15 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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