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2024 Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Architectural Sciences & Technology

36 Colleges
5,415,716 Bachelor's Degrees
$34,244 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Value Architectural Sciences & Technology School for You

Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Architectural Sciences & TechnologyArchitectural Sciences & Technology is the #113 most popular major in the country with N/A bachelor's degrees awarded in 2021-2022.

This year's Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Architectural Sciences & Technology ranking looked at 36 colleges that offer a bachelor's in architect science. To us, 'best value' doesn't just mean the school with the lowest overall costs. We are more focused on architect science schools that offer a high quality education at a price lower that other schools of similar academic excellence.

To determine the average cost, we look at total expenses - such as tuition, fees, room and board, books, and other related expenses - and then subtract the average financial award a student receives. Knowing this amount can help you determine how much you may have to borrow in loans or take out of savings. Depending on your income and other factors, the cost for you to attend a particular school may be more or less.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Value Architect Science Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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2024 Best Value Architectural Sciences & Technology Schools in the United States

Check out the architect science programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your money.

Top 10 Best Value Architectural Sciences & Technology Schools

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Our rankings recognize Iowa State University as the #1 school in this year's rankings. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ames.

The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at Iowa State is 4.4 years, and it costs about $26,185 per year to attend the school. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from Iowa State is $115,476. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population. Virginia Tech excels when it comes to quality. It's ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Schools list.

It takes the average student at Virginia Tech about 4.3 years to graduate, and it costs about $33,193 per year to attend the school. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from Virginia Tech is $142,066. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.

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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo earned the #3 spot in our 2024 rankings. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very large public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo.

The average student at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo graduates in less than 4.4 years, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $33,869. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is about $150,040. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.

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Our rankings recognize The City College of New York as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of New York, CCNY is a public school with a large student population.

The average student at CCNY graduates in less than 4.8 years, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $27,629. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the CCNY is $131,514. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #5 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value architectural sciences & technology schools. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public college with a fairly large student population.

It takes about 4.4 years for the average student at University of Oklahoma to complete their degree, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $31,237. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the University of Oklahoma is $138,692. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.

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Newschool of Architecture and Design landed the #6 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value architectural sciences & technology schools. Located in the large city of San Diego, Newschool of Architecture and Design is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.

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Washington State University earned the #7 spot in our 2024 rankings. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the town of Pullman.

It takes the average student at Wazzu about 4.5 years to graduate, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $29,559. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from Wazzu is $131,538. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.

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Florida Atlantic University landed the #8 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value architectural sciences & technology schools. FAU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Boca Raton.

At FAU, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.6 years, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $24,576. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from FAU be around $112,067. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.

Full Architectural Sciences & Technology at Florida Atlantic University Report

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University of Idaho earned the #9 spot in our 2024 rankings. Located in the town of Moscow, U of I is a public school with a large student population.

The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at U of I is 4.4 years, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $27,879. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from U of I is about $123,783. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.

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University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

University of Utah earned the #10 spot in our 2024 rankings. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average student at U of U graduates in less than 4.7 years, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $31,223. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the U of U is $146,124. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.

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Architectural Sciences & Technology by Region

View the Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Architectural Sciences & Technology for a specific region near you.

Region
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New England
Rocky Mountains
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Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

Architectural Sciences & Technology is one of 8 different types of Architecture & Related Services programs to choose from.

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

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