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2023 Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in Louisiana

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$23,296 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$45,940 Avg Salary

With 96 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, architecture and related services is the #20 most popular major in Louisiana.

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.

The Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in Louisiana 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 Louisiana to see which 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.

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

Best Louisiana Schools for Affordable Quality in Architecture/Urban Planning

$10,065 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Louisiana Tech University the best value school in Louisiana for architecture and related services students. Located in the town of Ruston, Louisiana Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Louisiana Tech are $10,065 a year.

Louisiana Tech did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in Louisiana list.

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$11,958 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Louisiana State University are $11,958 a year.

Louisiana State University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in Louisiana list.

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$10,346 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisiana at Lafayette. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in Louisiana list. UL Lafayette is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lafayette.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UL Lafayette are $10,346 per year.

Full Architecture & Related Services at University of Louisiana at Lafayette Report

$60,814 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Tulane University of Louisiana landed the # 4 spot on the list. Tulane is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Orleans.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tulane are $60,814 per year.

Tulane not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in Louisiana list.

Full Architecture & Related Services at Tulane University of Louisiana Report

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State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 7
Florida 505
Virginia 167
Tennessee 38
North Carolina 170
Georgia 214
West Virginia 6
South Carolina 80
Kentucky 29
Arkansas 1
Alabama 51

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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