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2023 Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Doctor's Degree Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

37 Colleges
$31,088 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$57,241 Avg Salary

In 2020-2021, 6,944 people earned a degree or certificate in architecture and related services, making the major the #22 most popular in the United States.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 Architecture/Urban Planning Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 37 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for architecture and related services students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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. 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.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Architecture & Related Services Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found North Carolina State University to be the best value school for architecture and related services students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. NC State is a very large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

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

NC State also claimed a spot on our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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#2

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Out of the 37 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Clemson University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Clemson is a very large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.

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

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of California - Berkeley helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value architecture and related services schools in the United States. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UC Berkeley are $29,262 a year.

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

Full Architecture & Related Services at University of California - Berkeley Report

#4

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Virginia Tech is a great value for architecture and related services students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

Virginia Tech graduate students pay an average of $31,443 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Virginia Tech also did well on our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

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

Georgia Tech also claimed a spot on our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

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The University of Texas at Austin ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Austin are $22,944 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UT Austin also is in the top 10% of our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking.

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#7

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree architecture and related services programs. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 a year.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for architecture and related services students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a fairly large student population.

University of Virginia graduate students pay an average of $33,520 in tuition and fees each year.

University of Virginia also claimed a spot on our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Architecture & Related Services at University of Virginia - Main Campus

Illinois Institute of Technology ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Illinois Tech graduate students pay an average of $30,822 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of California - Los Angeles landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree architecture and related services programs. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

UCLA graduate students pay an average of $28,138 in tuition and fees each year.

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

Full Architecture & Related Services at University of California - Los Angeles Report

View the Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Doctor's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

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

Major Annual Graduates
Architectural Sciences & Technology 3,366
Urban & Regional Planning 1,613
General Architecture 1,096
Landscape Architecture 285
Real Estate Development 223
Interior Architecture 169
Environmental Design 114
Architectural History 45
Architecture (Other) 33

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 61,791
Computer & Information Sciences 60,971
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 28,851
Mathematics & Statistics 15,127
Physical Sciences 12,705

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 26 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 Lorenzo Cafaro.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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