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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Architecture (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

12 Ranked Colleges
510 Degrees Awarded
$15,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Architecture Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

General Architecture is the 111th most popular major in the country with 5,051 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general architecture graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $46,998 and had an average of $41,356 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 645 general architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,980 and $52,336 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 510 general architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general architecture. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general architecture programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general 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 the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 12 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Architecture (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

UPenn did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $3,181 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree architecture students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UPenn.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. 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. 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%.

Read more about General Architecture at University of Pennsylvania

#2

Princeton University

Princeton, New Jersey
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Princeton University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Princeton is a medium-sized school located in Princeton, New Jersey that handed out 16 bachelors’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

Princeton did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Princeton is $1,386 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Architecture students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Princeton General Architecture Report

#3

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maryland - College Park. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Maryland - College Park is located in College Park, Maryland and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 87 bachelors’s architecture degrees to qualified students.

UMCP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $8,054 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree architecture students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UMCP.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.

Read full report on General Architecture at UMCP

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Columbia University in the City of New York. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Columbia University in the City of New York is a large school located in New York, New York that handed out 17 bachelors’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree architecture students whose families make $0-$30k list, Columbia has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Columbia University in the City of New York is $8,916 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree architecture students whose families make $0-$30k.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full Columbia General Architecture Report

#5

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Carnegie Mellon University landed the #5 spot on the list. Carnegie Mellon University is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s architecture degrees to qualified students.

Carnegie Mellon also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Carnegie Mellon University is $12,542 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree architecture students whose families make $0-$30k.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.

Full Carnegie Mellon General Architecture Report

#6

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York

University at Buffalo came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Buffalo, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s architecture degrees to 74 students in 2019-2020.

University at Buffalo not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University at Buffalo is $12,605 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree architecture students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, 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 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Architecture at University at Buffalo

#7

Morgan State University

Baltimore, Maryland

Morgan State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This medium-sized school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 42 bachelors’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

Morgan State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $14,297 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree architecture students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Morgan State.

Full Morgan State University General Architecture Report

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. RPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Troy, New York. It awarded 42 bachelors’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

RPI also made our “Best General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is $22,662 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Architecture students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about General Architecture at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

#9

Marywood University

Scranton, Pennsylvania

Marywood University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #9. Marywood is a private not-for-profit institution located in Scranton, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Marywood also took the #11 spot in our “Best General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Marywood University is $17,062 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Architecture students whose families make $0-$30k.

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 General Architecture Report

#10

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Drexel University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Drexel 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.

Drexel also made our “Best General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $25,234 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree architecture students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Drexel University.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on General Architecture at Drexel

#11

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia

Catholic University of America came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 46 bachelors’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

CUA also took the #8 spot in our “Best General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend CUA is $25,675 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Architecture students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about General Architecture at Catholic University of America

#12

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia

Howard University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #12. Howard University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 7 bachelors’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree architecture students whose families make $0-$30k list, Howard has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Howard is $37,757 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree architecture students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about General 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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