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2023 Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$40,363 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$57,241 Avg Salary

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, architecture and related services was ranked #22 in the country. In fact 6,944 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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. 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.

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

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 Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Architecture/Urban Planning

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Our analysis found Cornell University to be the best value school for architecture and related services students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Cornell are $30,006 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Cornell also is in the top 5% of our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a very large student population.

UMCP graduate students pay an average of $35,755 in tuition and fees each year.

UMCP 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 the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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#3

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value architecture and related services schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

UPenn graduate students pay an average of $42,932 in tuition and fees each year.

UPenn also took the #3 spot in our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.

Full Architecture & Related Services at University of Pennsylvania Report

#4

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Out of the 6 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Carnegie Mellon University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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 Architecture/Urban Planning Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public college with a very large student population.

Rutgers New Brunswick graduate students pay an average of $33,215 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Architecture & Related Services at Rutgers University - New Brunswick Report

With a ranking of #6, Columbia University in the City of New York 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 large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Columbia are $52,924 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Columbia also did well on our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Explore the best architecture and related services colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 757
Pennsylvania 369
Maryland 41
New Jersey 85
District of Columbia 71

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 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 Lorenzo Cafaro.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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