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2024 Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for General Architecture

61 Colleges
5,415,716 Bachelor's Degrees
$28,677 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Value General Architecture School for You

Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for General ArchitectureGeneral Architecture is the #93 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 General Architecture ranking looked at 61 colleges that offer a bachelor's in architecture. To us, 'best value' doesn't just mean the school with the lowest overall costs. For this ranking, we are identifying those architecture schools that provide their students with a hiqh quality education at a price that is lower than other colleges and universities of the same caliber.

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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2024 Best Value General Architecture Schools in the United States

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

Top 10 Best Value General Architecture Schools

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North Dakota State University - Main Campus comes in at #1 in this year's ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

At North Dakota State University, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.5 years, and it costs about $21,672 per year to attend the school. This means that the average student pays around $97,307 to get a bachelor’s degree from North Dakota State University. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.

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California State Polytechnic University - Pomona earned the #2 spot in our 2024 rankings. Located in the large suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public college with a very large student population.

The average student at Cal Poly Pomona graduates in less than 4.8 years, and it costs about $27,358 per year to attend the school. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from Cal Poly Pomona is about $131,866. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.

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University of Houston landed the #3 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value general architecture schools. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public college with a fairly large student population.

It takes the average student at UH about 4.6 years to graduate, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $25,297. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from UH is about $116,113. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.

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Our rankings recognize University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee as the #4 school in this year's rankings. UWM is a very large public school located in the city of Milwaukee.

The average student at UWM graduates in less than 4.7 years, and it costs about $26,258 per year to attend the school. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the UWM is $124,463. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.

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Texas Tech University earned the #5 spot in our 2024 rankings. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

At Texas Tech, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.5 years, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $27,874. This means that the average student pays around $125,154 to get a bachelor’s degree from Texas Tech. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.

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Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS

Mississippi State University comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Located in the remote town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average student at Mississippi State graduates in less than 4.5 years, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $28,277. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from Mississippi State be around $127,247. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.

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Our rankings recognize Southern Illinois University Carbondale as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

At SIUC, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.4 years, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $18,799. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the SIUC is $82,716. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.

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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

Our rankings recognize University of Florida as the #8 school in this year's rankings. UF is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.

It takes about 4.3 years for the average student at UF to complete their degree, and it costs about $28,061 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 UF is $120,101. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.

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Our rankings recognize Kent State University at Kent as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Located in the suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average student at Kent State graduates in less than 4.2 years, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $26,474. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from Kent State is $111,191. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.

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Our rankings recognize Boston Architectural College as the #10 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston Architectural College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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General Architecture by Region

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General Architecture 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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