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2023 Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$26,799 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$42,868 Avg Salary

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 Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region 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.

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 Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Architecture/Urban Planning

#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Our analysis found University of Utah to be the best value school for architecture and related services students who want to pursue a degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a very large student population.

U of U undergraduate students pay an average of $28,345 in tuition and fees each year. On average, architecture and related services graduates from U of U take out $17,332 in student loans while working on their degree.

U of U also claimed a spot on our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Architecture & Related Services at University of Utah

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 Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CU Anschutz are $26,376 a year. On average, architecture and related services graduates from CU Anschutz take out $23,148 in student loans while working on their degree.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, CU Anschutz also is in the top 20% of our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.

Full Architecture & Related Services at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Utah State University is a great value for architecture and related services students. USU is a very large public school located in the small city of Logan.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at USU are $23,435 a year. While working on their degree, architecture and related services majors at USU accumulate an average of around $16,500 in student debt.

Full Architecture & Related Services at Utah State University Report

#4

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID
$27,576 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Idaho. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the distant town of Moscow, U of I is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at U of I are $27,576 per year. While working on their degree, architecture and related services majors at U of I accumulate an average of around $25,000 in student debt.

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$28,264 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the remote town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MSU Bozeman are $28,264 a year. Architecture & Related Services majors at MSU Bozeman take out an average of $24,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

Read full report on Architecture & Related Services at Montana State University

Explore the best architecture and related services colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 435
Utah 114
Montana 76
Idaho 104

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 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.

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