2023 Best Value General Architecture Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value General Architecture Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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.

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.

2023 Best Value General Architecture Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for architecture majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in General Architecture

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

5 Doctor's Degrees

#3 in Quality in the Middle Atlantic Region

$42,932 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Pennsylvania to be the best value school for general architecture students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UPenn are $42,932 a year.

UPenn also made our Best General Architecture Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #3.

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#2

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

1 Doctor's Degrees

#2 in Quality in the Middle Atlantic Region

$47,347 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Carnegie Mellon University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Carnegie Mellon are $47,347 per year.

Carnegie Mellon did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best General Architecture Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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#3

Columbia University in the City of New York

New York, NY

2 Doctor's Degrees

#18 in Quality in the Middle Atlantic Region

$52,924 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Columbia University in the City of New York is a great value for general architecture students working on their doctor’s degree. 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 graduate students at Columbia are $52,924 a year.

Columbia also claimed a spot on our Best General Architecture Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on General Architecture at Columbia University in the City of New York

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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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