2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Architecture (Income $75-$110k) in District of Columbia

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Architecture is the 124th most popular major in the country with 4,967 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across District of Columbia, there were 98 architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 69 architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,446 and $25,767 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in architecture. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent architecture programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the architecture program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia bachelor’s degree architecture students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Architecture (Income $75-$110k) in District of Columbia

#1

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$33,746 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Catholic University of America. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k. CUA is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 46 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CUA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. The estimated yearly cost for Catholic University of America is $33,746 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree architecture students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#2

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia

#2 in overall quality

$44,482 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Howard University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s architecture students in 2019-2020.

Howard did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. It costs about $44,482 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree architecture students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Howard University.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.

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• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Architecture (Income $75-$110k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Architecture (Income $75-$110k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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