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2023 Best Value Architectural Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$36,279 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Graduate Certificate School for You

Architectural Sciences & Technology is the #66 most popular major in the country with 3,366 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Architectural Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for architect science students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Architectural Sciences & Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Architectural Sciences & Technology Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Architectural Sciences

Our analysis found The University of Texas at Austin to be the best value school for architectural sciences and technology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Austin are $22,944 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UT Austin is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Architectural Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools list.

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#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Kansas helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value architectural sciences and technology schools in the United States. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at KU are $25,007 per year.

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

Full Architectural Sciences & Technology at University of Kansas Report

#3

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ball State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Architectural Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools list. Ball State is a very large public school located in the small city of Muncie.

Ball State graduate students pay an average of $26,600 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Ball State also is in the top 10% of our Best Architectural Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools ranking.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New York Institute of Technology. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Architectural Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools list. NYIT is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Old Westbury.

NYIT graduate students pay an average of $25,460 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Architectural Sciences & Technology at New York Institute of Technology

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Architectural Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

USC graduate students pay an average of $61,396 in tuition and fees each year.

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

Full Architectural Sciences & Technology at University of Southern California Report

#6

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Architectural Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools list. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UPenn are $42,932 per year.

UPenn also claimed a spot on our Best Architectural Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Architectural Sciences & Technology at University of Pennsylvania

Architectural Sciences & Technology by Region

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

Architectural Sciences & Technology is one of 8 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Urban & Regional Planning 1,613
General Architecture 1,096
Landscape Architecture 285
Real Estate Development 223
Interior Architecture 169

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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 SSR2000.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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