2022 Best Value Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maryland

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 Maryland” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Maryland, there were 160 general architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,800 and $31,417 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 129 general architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,371 and $23,982 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maryland” ranking looked at 2 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maryland

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

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Architecture in Maryland

#1

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland

#1 in overall quality

$19,045 Average Net Price

$46,478 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the #1 spot on the list. 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 #1 on our “Best General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list. The yearly cost to attend UMCP is $19,045 for Maryland Bachelor’s Degree Architecture students.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on General Architecture at University of Maryland - College Park

#2

Morgan State University

Baltimore, Maryland

#2 in overall quality

$17,619 Average Net Price

$40,821 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Morgan State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maryland list. Morgan State University is located in Baltimore, Maryland and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 42 bachelors’s architecture degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Morgan State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Morgan State is $17,619 for Maryland Bachelor’s Degree Architecture students.

Full Morgan State University 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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