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2023 Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in Georgia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$21,253 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$52,513 Avg Salary

With 386 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, architecture and related services is the #29 most popular major in Georgia.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Georgia ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Georgia 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.

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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Check out the architecture and related services programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Georgia Schools for Affordable Quality in Architecture/Urban Planning

$12,852 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus to be the best value school for architecture and related services students who want to pursue a degree in Georgia. Georgia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.

Georgia Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $12,852 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that architecture and related services majors at Georgia Tech take out is $30,750.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Georgia Tech is ranked #1 for overall quality for architecture and related services in Georgia.

Full Architecture & Related Services at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus Report

#2

University of Georgia

Athens, GA
$12,068 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in Georgia list. UGA is a very large public school located in the city of Athens.

UGA undergraduate students pay an average of $12,068 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Architecture & Related Services majors at UGA take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

UGA not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in Georgia list.

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

$38,840 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Savannah College of Art and Design helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best architecture and related services schools in Georgia. Located in the midsize city of Savannah, SCAD is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SCAD are $38,840 per year. While working on their degree, architecture and related services majors at SCAD accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $992, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 301
West Virginia 6
Florida 883
Virginia 406
Arkansas 49
Mississippi 128
South Carolina 199
Louisiana 299
Alabama 196
Kentucky 108
Tennessee 127

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 3 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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