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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$45,140 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$57,241 Avg Salary

With 369 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, architecture and related services is the #20 most popular major in Pennsylvania.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

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 in Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Pennsylvania 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.

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.

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

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Our analysis found University of Pennsylvania to be the best value school for architecture and related services students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Pennsylvania. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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

UPenn also took the #2 spot in our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania rankings.

Read full report on Architecture & Related Services at University of Pennsylvania

#2

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Carnegie Mellon are $47,347 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 #1 for overall quality for architecture and related services in Pennsylvania.

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 757
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 2 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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