2023 Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Architecture & Related Services Bachelor's Degree School for You
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. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
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 Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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.
Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Architecture/Urban Planning
Our analysis found Utah State University to be the best value school for architecture and related services students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . USU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Logan.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at USU are $23,435 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a very large student population.
CU Anschutz undergraduate students pay an average of $26,376 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a fairly large student population.
U of U undergraduate students pay an average of $28,345 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, U of U is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Colorado Boulder helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value architecture and related services schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the midsize city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CU - Boulder are $38,358 a year.
CU - Boulder also claimed a spot on our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Idaho. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the distant town of Moscow, U of I is a public college with a fairly large student population.
U of I undergraduate students pay an average of $27,576 in tuition and fees each year.
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Montana State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public school with a fairly large student population.
MSU Bozeman undergraduate students pay an average of $28,264 in tuition and fees each year.
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Explore the best architecture and related services schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 435 |
| Utah | 114 |
| Montana | 76 |
| Idaho | 104 |
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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 Majors Related to Architecture & Related Services
| 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 6 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.