2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Architecture (Income $48-$75k) in Pennsylvania

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Architecture Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Pennsylvania, there were 103 general architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,767 and $44,563 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 4 general architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Architecture Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general architecture. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general architecture programs, but they also 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 general architecture program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The architecture school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Architecture Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k”.

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Best Value Architecture Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Architecture Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Architecture (Income $48-$75k) in Pennsylvania

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$41,760 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Architecture Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Pennsylvania is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 2 doctorate’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

UPenn not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Architecture Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pennsylvania are $41,760.

Full University of Pennsylvania General Architecture Report

#2

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$47,326 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Carnegie Mellon University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Architecture Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k. This fairly large school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Carnegie Mellon, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Architecture Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon University are $47,326, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Carnegie Mellon General Architecture Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Architecture (Income $48-$75k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Architecture (Income $48-$75k)

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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