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2023 Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in Kentucky

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$12,490 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$43,277 Avg Salary

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.

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for architecture and related services majors pursuing a .

Best Kentucky Schools for Affordable Quality in Architecture/Urban Planning

#1

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY
$12,610 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Kentucky to be the best value school for architecture and related services students who want to pursue a degree in Kentucky. UK is a fairly 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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#2

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY
$12,370 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Louisville is a great value for architecture and related services students. UofL is a fairly large public school located in the city of Louisville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UofL are $12,370 per year.

UofL excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in Kentucky list.

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#3

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY
$10,992 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Kentucky University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 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
Florida 883
Virginia 406
Arkansas 49
Mississippi 128
South Carolina 199
Louisiana 299
Alabama 196
Georgia 386
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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