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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Architecture in the Middle Atlantic Region

5 Ranked Colleges
16 Degrees Awarded
$47,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value architecture Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value architecture Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 16 architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,944 and $116,843 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value architecture Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 5 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value architecture Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value architecture Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region doctor’s degree architecture students.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Architecture in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Pennsylvania State University - University Park

University Park, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pennsylvania State University - University Park. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value architecture Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region doctor’s degree architecture students list, Penn State University Park has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Architecture Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Pennsylvania State University - University Park are $38,728.

Read more about Architecture at Pennsylvania State University - University Park

#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value architecture Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s architecture students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region doctor’s degree architecture students list, UPenn has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Architecture Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pennsylvania are $41,760, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Pennsylvania Architecture Report

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value architecture Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

Columbia also took the #1 spot in our “Best Architecture Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia are $51,194, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Architecture at Columbia

#4

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Carnegie Mellon University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value architecture Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s architecture degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Carnegie Mellon, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Architecture Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon are $47,326, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Carnegie Mellon University Architecture Report

#5

Princeton University

Princeton, New Jersey
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Princeton University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value architecture Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region. Princeton University is located in Princeton, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s architecture degrees to qualified students.

Princeton did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Architecture Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Princeton University are $56,470, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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