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2023 Best Value General Architecture Graduate Certificate Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

9 Colleges
$30,408 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best General Architecture Graduate Certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

Check out the architecture graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in General Architecture

#1

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Our 2023 rankings named Clemson University the best value school in the United States for general architecture students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public school with a very large student population.

Clemson graduate students pay an average of $23,246 in tuition and fees each year.

Clemson excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best General Architecture Graduate Certificate Schools list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value General Architecture Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NC State are $29,690 a year.

NC State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best General Architecture Graduate Certificate Schools list.

Full General Architecture at North Carolina State University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value General Architecture Graduate Certificate Schools list. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the city of College Station.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $24,106 per year.

Texas A&M College Station excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best General Architecture Graduate Certificate Schools list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Kent State University at Kent. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value General Architecture Graduate Certificate Schools list. Kent State is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kent.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Kent State are $21,952 a year.

Full General Architecture at Kent State University at Kent Report

#5

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Miami. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value General Architecture Graduate Certificate Schools list. U Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Coral Gables.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at U Miami are $41,036 a year.

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Florida International University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value General Architecture Graduate Certificate Schools list. FIU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Miami.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at FIU are $24,211 per year.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate general architecture programs. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UTSA are $27,560 per year.

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With a ranking of #7, Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general architecture students working on their graduate certificate. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Columbia graduate students pay an average of $52,924 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Columbia also is in the top 15% of our Best General Architecture Graduate Certificate Schools ranking.

Full General Architecture at Columbia University in the City of New York Report

University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate general architecture programs. Located in the city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNM are $20,487 per year.

Full General Architecture at University of New Mexico - Main Campus Report

General Architecture by Region

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Region
Southeast
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 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 Danichou.

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