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2023 Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

12 Colleges
$35,725 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,501 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Architectural Engineering School for You

In 2020-2021, 243 people earned a degree or certificate in architectural engineering, making the major the #219 most popular in the United States.

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the United States to see which programs offered the best value experiences for architectural engineering 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.

2023 Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools in the United States

Check out the architectural engineering programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Architectural Engineering Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Nebraska - Lincoln the best value school in the United States for architectural engineering students. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNL are $26,720 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UNL is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Architectural Engineering Schools list.

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The excellent programs at Lawrence Technological University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best architectural engineering schools in the United States. Located in the small city of Southfield, Lawrence Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lawrence Tech are $37,680 per year.

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Out of the 12 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the # 2 spot on the list. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are $28,105 per year.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also claimed a spot on our Best Architectural Engineering Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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#4

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auburn University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools list. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Auburn are $31,986 per year.

Auburn excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Architectural Engineering Schools list.

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#5

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Dakota. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools list. UND is a large public school located in the small city of Grand Forks.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UND are $15,037 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UND is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Architectural Engineering Schools list.

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#6

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for architectural engineering students. It came in at #6 on the list. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at K -State are $26,491 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, K -State is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Architectural Engineering Schools list.

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Milwaukee School of Engineering did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for architectural engineering students. It came in at #7 on the list. MSOE is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.

MSOE undergraduate students pay an average of $45,099 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, MSOE also is in the top 10% of our Best Architectural Engineering Schools ranking.

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#8

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY
$16,957 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Wyoming ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools list. Located in the town of Laramie, UW is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW are $16,957 a year.

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$50,375 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, Illinois Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s best value schools for architectural engineering students. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Illinois Tech are $50,375 a year.

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$38,358 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Colorado Boulder landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value architectural engineering programs. Located in the midsize city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CU - Boulder are $38,358 a year.

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Architectural Engineering by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Architectural Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 12 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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