2023 Best Value Housing Schools
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Housing School for You
In 2020-2021, 302 people earned a degree or certificate in housing, making the major the #316 most popular in the United States.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Housing Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value programs for housing 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 Schools for Affordable Quality in Housing
Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Provo the best value school in the United States for housing students. Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BYU are $6,120 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, BYU also is in the top 20% of our Best Housing Schools ranking.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Housing Schools list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas Tech are $24,121 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Texas Tech also is in the top 20% of our Best Housing Schools ranking.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Akron Main Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Housing Schools list. Located in the city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public college with a fairly large student population.
University of Akron Main Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $11,880 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Housing Schools list. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at OHIO Athens are $22,810 a year. Housing majors at OHIO Athens take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.
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The excellent programs at Missouri State University - Springfield helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best housing schools in the United States. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Missouri State are $16,498 a year. After completing their degree, housing graduates from Missouri State carry an average student debtload of $26,705.
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University of Georgia landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value housing programs. UGA is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Athens.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UGA are $31,108 per year. Housing majors at UGA take out an average of $18,250 in student loans while working on their egree.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UGA also is in the top 10% of our Best Housing Schools ranking.
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University of Missouri - Columbia ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Housing Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a very large student population.
Mizzou undergraduate students pay an average of $30,450 in tuition and fees each year. On average, housing graduates from Mizzou take out $23,750 in student loans while working on their degree.
Mizzou excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Housing Schools list.
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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value housing programs. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMN Twin Cities are $33,818 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UMN Twin Cities is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Housing Schools list.
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New York City College of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for housing students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, City Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at City Tech are $15,270 a year.
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Majors Related to Housing
One of 7 majors within the area of study, housing has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Housing
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Human Development & Family Studies | 42,112 |
| Food, Nutrition & Related Services | 4,858 |
| Textile & Apparel Studies | 3,313 |
| General Family & Consumer Sciences | 2,906 |
| Family & Consumer Economics | 1,454 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 9 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 Orygun.
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