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2023 Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in District of Columbia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$56,057 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$58,515 Avg Salary

With 71 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, architecture and related services is the #24 most popular major in District of Columbia.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Schools in District of Columbia ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in District of Columbia to see which ones offered the best value programs for architecture and related services students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

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

Best District of Columbia Schools for Affordable Quality in Architecture/Urban Planning

#1

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Our 2023 rankings named Georgetown University the best value school in District of Columbia for architecture and related services students. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Georgetown are $59,957 per year.

Georgetown also made our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in District of Columbia list, coming in at #1.

Full Architecture & Related Services at Georgetown University Report

Out of the 2 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Catholic University of America landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

CUA undergraduate students pay an average of $52,156 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

CUA also took the #4 spot in our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in District of Columbia rankings.

Read full report on Architecture & Related Services at Catholic University of America

Explore all the Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 757
Pennsylvania 369
Maryland 41
New Jersey 85

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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