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2023 Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in Ohio

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$13,285 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$43,620 Avg Salary

In 2020-2021, 663 degrees and certificates were awarded to architecture and related services students who went to a Ohio college or university. This makes it the #28 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Schools in Ohio ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Ohio to see which ones offered the best value programs for architecture and related services students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 .

Best Ohio Schools for Affordable Quality in Architecture/Urban Planning

$11,777 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Cincinnati - Main Campus to be the best value school for architecture and related services students who want to pursue a degree in Ohio. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UC are $11,777 per year. Architecture & Related Services majors at UC take out an average of $24,750 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $300, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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$16,142 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Miami University - Oxford landed the # 2 spot on the list. Miami University - Oxford is a large public school located in the fringe town of Oxford.

Miami University - Oxford undergraduate students pay an average of $16,142 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Architecture & Related Services majors at Miami University - Oxford take out an average of $25,962 in student loans while working on their egree.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Miami University - Oxford also did well on our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in Ohio list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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$11,936 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Ohio State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best architecture and related services schools in Ohio. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Ohio State are $11,936 a year. While working on their degree, architecture and related services majors at Ohio State accumulate an average of around $24,613 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $228.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Ohio State also did well on our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in Ohio list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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$11,000 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kent State University at Kent. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in Ohio list. Located in the large suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Kent State undergraduate students pay an average of $11,000 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that architecture and related services majors at Kent State take out is $25,000. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $297.

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State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 258
Michigan 423
Illinois 522
Wisconsin 183

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 4 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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