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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$25,487 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$57,241 Avg Salary

In 2020-2021, 823 degrees and certificates were awarded to architecture and related services students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #19 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in California to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for architecture and related services 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.

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

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Architecture/Urban Planning

Our analysis found University of California - Berkeley to be the best value school for architecture and related services students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in California. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UC Berkeley are $14,160 a year.

UC Berkeley did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list.

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

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UCLA are $13,036 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UCLA also is in the top 20% of our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking.

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

Out of the 4 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Irvine landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Irvine are $13,356 per year.

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Out of the 4 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the # 4 spot on the list. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

USC graduate students pay an average of $61,396 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

USC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list.

Full Architecture & Related Services at University of Southern California Report

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 122
Oregon 141
Nevada 15
Hawaii 35

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 4 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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