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2023 Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in Maryland

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$9,482 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,820 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in Maryland ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Maryland to see which 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 programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Maryland Schools for Affordable Quality in Architecture/Urban Planning

$10,955 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Maryland - College Park to be the best value school for architecture and related services students who want to pursue a degree in Maryland. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMCP are $10,955 per year. While working on their degree, architecture and related services majors at UMCP accumulate an average of around $20,500 in student debt.

UMCP also made our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in Maryland list, coming in at #2.

Full Architecture & Related Services at University of Maryland - College Park Report

#2

Morgan State University

Baltimore, MD
$8,008 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Morgan State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in Maryland list. Located in the city of Baltimore, Morgan State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Morgan State are $8,008 per year. Architecture & Related Services majors at Morgan State take out an average of $30,002 in student loans while working on their egree.

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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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