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2023 Best Value General Architecture Doctor's Degree Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

17 Colleges
$36,533 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,134 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Architecture Doctor's Degree School for You

General Architecture is the #135 most popular major in the country with 1,096 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value General Architecture Doctor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for architecture 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 General Architecture Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

Check out the architecture doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best General Architecture Doctor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus the best value school in the United States for general architecture students working on their doctor’s degree. Georgia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Atlanta.

Georgia Tech graduate students pay an average of $31,334 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Georgia Tech is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best General Architecture Doctor’s Degree Schools list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Berkeley. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value General Architecture Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Berkeley are $29,262 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UC Berkeley also did well on our Best General Architecture Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#3

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Virginia Tech helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general architecture schools in the United States. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Virginia Tech are $31,443 a year.

Virginia Tech also claimed a spot on our Best General Architecture Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general architecture schools in the United States. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the city of College Station.

Texas A&M College Station graduate students pay an average of $24,106 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Texas A&M College Station is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best General Architecture Doctor’s Degree Schools list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value General Architecture Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCLA are $28,138 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UCLA also is in the top 15% of our Best General Architecture Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking.

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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Architecture Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public college with a very large student population.

UWM graduate students pay an average of $25,651 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general architecture students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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

UPenn also claimed a spot on our Best General Architecture Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

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#8

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

With a ranking of #8, Harvard University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general architecture students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Harvard graduate students pay an average of $52,170 in tuition and fees each year.

Harvard also claimed a spot on our Best General Architecture Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 1% of all schools in this category.

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general architecture students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at MIT are $58,967 a year.

MIT also took the #1 spot in our Best General Architecture Doctor’s Degree Schools rankings.

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Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree general architecture programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a fairly large student population.

ASU - Tempe graduate students pay an average of $24,432 in tuition and fees each year.

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General Architecture by Region

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

One of 8 majors within the area of study, general architecture has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Architectural Sciences & Technology 3,366
Urban & Regional Planning 1,613
Landscape Architecture 285
Real Estate Development 223
Interior Architecture 169

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 17 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 Danichou.

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