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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Architecture in the New England Region

8 Ranked Colleges
291 Degrees Awarded
$27,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value architecture Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region

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 the New England Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 4,967 people earned their degree in architecture, making the major the 124th most popular in the United States.

Across the New England region, there were 385 architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 291 architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region bachelor’s degree architecture students.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Architecture in the New England Region

#1

Keene State College

Keene, New Hampshire
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Keene State College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region. Keene State College is located in Keene, New Hampshire and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 29 bachelors’s architecture degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Keene State, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Keene State is $19,394 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree architecture students.

Read more about Architecture at Keene State

#2

Boston Architectural College

Boston, Massachusetts
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston Architectural College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. Boston Architectural College is a small school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 2 bachelors’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston Architectural College also took the #7 spot in our “Best Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Boston Architectural College is $28,865 for new england region bachelor’s degree architecture students.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Architecture at Boston Architectural College

#3

Roger Williams University

Bristol, Rhode Island
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Roger Williams University landed the #3 spot on the list. Roger Williams University is located in Bristol, Rhode Island and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 95 bachelors’s architecture degrees to qualified students.

RWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for RWU is $36,456 for new england region bachelor’s degree architecture students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Roger Williams University Architecture Report

#4

Norwich University

Northfield, Vermont
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Norwich University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. Norwich is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Northfield, Vermont. It awarded 16 bachelors’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

Norwich also made our “Best Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #8. The yearly cost to attend Norwich University is $24,701 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree architecture students.

Full Norwich Architecture Report

#5

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s architecture students in 2019-2020.

MIT also took the #2 spot in our “Best Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology is $16,636 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree architecture students.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Architecture at MIT

#6

Rhode Island School of Design

Providence, Rhode Island
#4 in overall quality

Rhode Island School of Design ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. RISD is a private not-for-profit institution located in Providence, Rhode Island. The school has a small population, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

RISD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Rhode Island School of Design is $43,982 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree architecture students.

The low student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Architecture at Rhode Island School of Design

#7

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

Northeastern University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s architecture degrees to 33 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree architecture students list, Northeastern has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $31,093 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree architecture students per year to attend Northeastern University.

The low student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Architecture at Northeastern

#8

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Yale University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. Located in New Haven, Connecticut, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 22 degrees to qualified bachelors’s architecture students in 2019-2020.

Yale not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Yale University is $17,549 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree architecture students.

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%. 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.

Read more about Architecture at Yale 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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