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2023 Best Value Architectural History Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

12 Colleges
$41,911 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$26,000 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Architectural History School for You

Architectural History is the #285 most popular major in the country with 45 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Architectural History Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the United States to see which programs offered the best value experiences for architectural history students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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.

2023 Best Value Architectural History Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for architectural history majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Architectural History Schools

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Austin the best value school in the United States for architectural history students. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Austin are $40,996 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UT Austin also did well on our Best Architectural History Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Architectural History at The University of Texas at Austin Report

#2

University of Houston

Houston, TX
$21,891 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Architectural History Schools list. UH is a fairly large public school located in the city of Houston.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UH are $21,891 per year.

Full Architectural History at University of Houston Report

#3

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Cornell University is a great value for architectural history students. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Cornell undergraduate students pay an average of $61,015 in tuition and fees each year.

Cornell excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Architectural History Schools list.

Full Architectural History at Cornell University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Architectural History Schools list. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.

University of Virginia undergraduate students pay an average of $54,438 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, University of Virginia also is in the top 5% of our Best Architectural History Schools ranking.

Full Architectural History at University of Virginia - Main Campus Report

$22,144 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Boston Architectural College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Architectural History Schools list. Boston Architectural College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Boston Architectural College are $22,144 per year.

Full Architectural History at Boston Architectural College Report

#6

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Ball State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for architectural history students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Muncie, Ball State is a public school with a very large student population.

Ball State undergraduate students pay an average of $27,524 in tuition and fees each year.

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

Full Architectural History at Ball State University Report

#7

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Harvard University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Architectural History Schools list. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Harvard are $55,587 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Harvard also is in the top 5% of our Best Architectural History Schools ranking.

Full Architectural History at Harvard University Report

$25,243 Average Tuition & Fees

University of New Mexico - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Architectural History Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNM are $25,243 a year.

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Columbia University in the City of New York came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Architectural History Schools ranking. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Columbia are $62,466 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Columbia also did well on our Best Architectural History Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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$30,370 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Illinois at Chicago came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Architectural History Schools ranking. UIC is a very large public school located in the large city of Chicago.

UIC undergraduate students pay an average of $30,370 in tuition and fees each year.

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Architectural History by Region

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

Architectural History is one of 8 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Architectural Sciences & Technology 3,366
Urban & Regional Planning 1,613
General Architecture 1,096
Landscape Architecture 285
Real Estate Development 223

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 12 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 Adam Jones, Ph.D..

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