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2023 Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$9,482 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$44,169 Avg Salary

In 2020-2021, 194 degrees and certificates were awarded to architecture and related services students who went to a Maryland college or university. This makes it the #29 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Maryland 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

Check out the architecture and related services bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Maryland Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Architecture/Urban Planning

Our 2023 rankings named University of Maryland - College Park the best value school in Maryland for architecture and related services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMCP are $10,955 per year.

UMCP also took the #1 spot in our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland rankings.

Read full report on Architecture & Related Services at University of Maryland - College Park

#2

Morgan State University

Baltimore, MD

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Morgan State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value architecture and related services schools in Maryland. Located in the city of Baltimore, Morgan State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Morgan State are $8,008 a year.

Full Architecture & Related Services at Morgan State University Report

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State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 260
Pennsylvania 883
New York 1,677
Delaware 9
District of Columbia 132

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 2 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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