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2023 Best Value General Architecture Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$53,681 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$51,230 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Architecture 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 Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which 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 Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality in General Architecture

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Pennsylvania the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for general architecture students. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UPenn are $61,710 a year.

UPenn also made our Best General Architecture Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #4.

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#2

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

The excellent programs at Carnegie Mellon University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general architecture schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Carnegie Mellon are $58,524 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Carnegie Mellon is ranked #2 for overall quality for architecture in the Middle Atlantic Region .

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value General Architecture Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Columbia are $62,466 per year.

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

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#4

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY
$28,702 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University at Buffalo helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general architecture schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.

University at Buffalo undergraduate students pay an average of $28,702 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value General Architecture Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. RPI is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Troy.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at RPI are $58,526 per year.

RPI also claimed a spot on our Best General Architecture 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 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

$52,156 Average Tuition & Fees

Catholic University of America ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value General Architecture Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CUA are $52,156 a year.

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Best General Architecture Colleges by State

Explore the best general architecture schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 22
Pennsylvania 16
Maryland 0
New Jersey 14
District of Columbia 46

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

Majors Similar to Architecture

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 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 Danichou.

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