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2023 Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

27 Colleges
$30,922 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,501 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Architectural Engineering School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,012 people earned a degree or certificate in architectural engineering, making the major the #237 most popular in the United States.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 27 schools in the United States to see which programs offered the best value experiences for architectural engineering students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Architectural Engineering Colleges.

Top 10 Best Architectural Engineering Schools

Our analysis found Lawrence Technological University to be the best value school for architectural engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Located in the city of Southfield, Lawrence Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Lawrence Tech are $37,680 a year.

Full Architectural Engineering at Lawrence Technological University Report

Out of the 27 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNL are $26,720 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UNL is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Architectural Engineering Schools list.

Full Architectural Engineering at University of Nebraska - Lincoln Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is a great value for architectural engineering students. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are $28,105 per year. The average amount in student loans that architectural engineering majors at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo take out is $24,876. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $481.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also did well on our Best Architectural Engineering Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#4

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of North Dakota is a great value for architectural engineering students. UND is a fairly large public school located in the city of Grand Forks.

UND undergraduate students pay an average of $15,037 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UND is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Architectural Engineering Schools list.

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#4

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Auburn University is a great value for architectural engineering students. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Auburn undergraduate students pay an average of $31,986 in tuition and fees each year. On average, architectural engineering graduates from Auburn take out $22,457 in student loans while working on their degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $377, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

Auburn excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Architectural Engineering Schools list.

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#6

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools ranking. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at K -State are $26,491 per year. While working on their degree, architectural engineering majors at K -State accumulate an average of around $25,499 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $216.

In addition to its great value ranking, K -State is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Architectural Engineering Schools list.

Full Architectural Engineering at Kansas State University Report

#7

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY
$16,957 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, University of Wyoming did quite well on this year’s best value schools for architectural engineering students. Located in the town of Laramie, UW is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW are $16,957 per year.

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools ranking. OSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Stillwater.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at OSU are $24,764 per year.

OSU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Architectural Engineering Schools list.

Full Architectural Engineering at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Report

$27,111 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UC are $27,111 a year. Architectural Engineering majors at UC take out an average of $25,880 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$25,116 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for architectural engineering students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at University of Oklahoma are $25,116 a year.

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Architectural Engineering by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 40 majors within the area of study, architectural engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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).

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