2023 Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in Kentucky
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Architecture & Related Services School for You
In 2020-2021, 108 degrees and certificates were awarded to architecture and related services students who went to a Kentucky college or university. This makes it the #31 most popular major in the state.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
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 Kentucky ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Kentucky 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. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Kentucky Schools for Affordable Quality in Architecture/Urban Planning
Our 2023 rankings named University of Kentucky the best value school in Kentucky for architecture and related services students. UK is a very large public school located in the large city of Lexington.
UK undergraduate students pay an average of $12,610 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Architecture & Related Services majors at UK take out an average of $25,938 in student loans while working on their egree.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Louisville. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in Kentucky list. UofL is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Louisville.
UofL undergraduate students pay an average of $12,370 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
UofL also claimed a spot on our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in Kentucky list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western Kentucky University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in Kentucky list. WKU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bowling Green.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WKU are $10,992 a year. On average, architecture and related services graduates from WKU take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.
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Explore all the Best Value Architecture & Related Services Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 301 |
| West Virginia | 6 |
| Mississippi | 128 |
| South Carolina | 199 |
| Florida | 883 |
| Virginia | 406 |
| Arkansas | 49 |
| Alabama | 196 |
| Georgia | 386 |
| Tennessee | 127 |
| Louisiana | 299 |
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Majors Related to 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 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.