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2022 Best Vallue architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k

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Best Vallue architecture Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $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 the Middle Atlantic region, there were 645 architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 510 architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a degree in architecture. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great architecture programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the architecture program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Vallue architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree architecture students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 12 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Architecture (Income Over $110k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This large school is located in College Park, Maryland, and it awarded 87 bachelors’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

UMCP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UMCP is $19,045 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree architecture students whose families make more than $110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 2.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Architecture at UMCP

#2

Marywood University

Scranton, Pennsylvania
#11 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marywood University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Scranton, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s architecture degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

Marywood not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $22,236 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree architecture students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Marywood University.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Marywood Architecture Report

#3

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#10 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Buffalo. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k list. University at Buffalo is a public institution located in Buffalo, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 74 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University at Buffalo not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University at Buffalo is $18,194 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree architecture students whose families make more than $110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Architecture at University at Buffalo

#4

Morgan State University

Baltimore, Maryland
#12 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Morgan State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Vallue architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s architecture degrees to 42 students in 2019-2020.

Morgan State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Morgan State is $17,619 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree architecture students whose families make more than $110k.

Read full report on Architecture at Morgan State University

#5

Princeton University

Princeton, New Jersey
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Princeton University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Vallue architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Princeton, New Jersey, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 16 degrees to qualified bachelors’s architecture students in 2019-2020.

Princeton also made our “Best Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Princeton University is $11,317 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree architecture students whose families make more than $110k.

The low student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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#2 in overall quality

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ranked #6 on this year’s Best Vallue architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is a medium-sized school located in Troy, New York that handed out 42 bachelors’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

RPI also made our “Best Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for RPI is $35,464 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree architecture students whose families make more than $110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The low student loan default rate of 0.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Architecture at RPI

#7

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia
#8 in overall quality

Catholic University of America came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 46 bachelors’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

CUA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for CUA is $34,230 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree architecture students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

Full CUA Architecture Report

#8

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

University of Pennsylvania landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 16 degrees to qualified bachelors’s architecture students in 2019-2020.

UPenn also made our “Best Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $25,802 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree architecture students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend University of Pennsylvania.

With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full University of Pennsylvania Architecture Report

#5 in overall quality

Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #9. Columbia is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Columbia also made our “Best Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $23,306 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree architecture students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Columbia University in the City of New York.

With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about Architecture at Columbia

#10

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#7 in overall quality

Drexel University did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #10. Drexel University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree architecture students whose families make more than $110k list, Drexel has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $34,914 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree architecture students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Drexel.

The low student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.

Full Drexel Architecture Report

#11

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

Carnegie Mellon University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Carnegie Mellon University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Carnegie Mellon also took the #3 spot in our “Best Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $34,508 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree architecture students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Carnegie Mellon University.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about Architecture at Carnegie Mellon

#12

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia
#9 in overall quality

Howard University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Howard, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Howard is $41,289 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree architecture students whose families make more than $110k.

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

Read full report on Architecture at Howard University

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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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