2023 Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Architecture & Related Services Bachelor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 1,036 degrees and certificates were awarded to architecture and related services students who went to a Massachusetts college or university. This makes it the #22 most popular major in the state.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 in Massachusetts ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's 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. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Massachusetts Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Architecture/Urban Planning
Our 2023 rankings named University of Massachusetts Amherst the best value school in Massachusetts for architecture and related services students working on their bachelor’s degree. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.
UMass Amherst undergraduate students pay an average of $16,439 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Boston Architectural College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value architecture and related services schools in Massachusetts. Located in the city of Boston, Boston Architectural College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Boston Architectural College are $22,144 a year.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Massachusetts Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value architecture and related services schools in Massachusetts. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
MIT undergraduate students pay an average of $55,878 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
MIT not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list.
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Out of the 5 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Westfield State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Westfield is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Westfield.
Westfield undergraduate students pay an average of $11,139 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Wentworth Institute of Technology is a great value for architecture and related services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Boston, WIT is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WIT are $37,650 per year.
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Explore all the Best Value Architecture & Related Services Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New Hampshire | 47 |
| Maine | 14 |
| Rhode Island | 282 |
| Connecticut | 126 |
| Vermont | 41 |
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Architecture & Related Services Related Majors for 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 5 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.