2022 Best Value Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia

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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 District of Columbia, there were 98 general architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,100 and $32,893 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 69 general architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,446 and $25,767 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general architecture program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia bachelor’s degree architecture students.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Architecture in District of Columbia

#1

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia

#2 in overall quality

$41,289 Average Net Price

$56,716 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Howard University landed the #1 spot on the list. 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.

Howard not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. The estimated yearly cost for Howard University is $41,289 for district of columbia bachelor’s degree architecture students.

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

Full Howard University General Architecture Report

#2

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$34,230 Average Net Price

$47,595 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Catholic University of America. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia list. CUA is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 46 bachelors’s architecture degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our district of columbia bachelor’s degree architecture students list, CUA has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. It costs about $34,230 for district of columbia bachelor’s degree architecture students per year to attend Catholic University of America.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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%.

Full Catholic University of America General Architecture Report

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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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