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2022 Best Value Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s 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. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region” ranking.

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 the New England region, there were 386 general architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,307 and $45,609 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 291 general 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 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general 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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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 General Architecture in the New England Region

#1

Keene State College

Keene, New Hampshire

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Keene State College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. Keene State 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.

Keene State also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $19,394 for new england region bachelor’s degree architecture students per year to attend Keene State College.

Full Keene State College General Architecture Report

#2

Boston Architectural College

Boston, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston Architectural College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s architecture degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Boston Architectural College also made our “Best General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend 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 General Architecture at Boston Architectural College

#3

Roger Williams University

Bristol, Rhode Island

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Roger Williams University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region. Bristol, Rhode Island is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s architecture degrees to 95 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at RWU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $36,456 for new england region bachelor’s degree architecture students per year to attend RWU.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full RWU General 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. Northfield, Vermont is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s architecture degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

Norwich did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $24,701 for new england region bachelor’s degree architecture students per year to attend Norwich.

Read more about General Architecture at Norwich

#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. MIT is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

MIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Massachusetts Institute of Technology is $16,636 for new england region bachelor’s degree architecture students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Massachusetts Institute of Technology General Architecture Report

#6

Rhode Island School of Design

Providence, Rhode Island

With a ranking of #6, Rhode Island School of Design did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. Rhode Island School of Design is a small school located in Providence, Rhode Island that handed out 33 bachelors’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

RISD not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $43,982 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Architecture students per year to attend RISD.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full RISD General Architecture Report

#7

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts

Northeastern University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region ranking. Northeastern is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 33 bachelors’s architecture degrees 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 General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Northeastern is $31,093 for new england region bachelor’s degree architecture students.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Northeastern General Architecture Report

#8

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut
#1 in overall quality

Yale University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New Haven, Connecticut. It awarded 22 bachelors’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

Yale also made our “Best General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Yale University is $17,549 for new england region bachelor’s degree architecture students.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%.

Read more about General Architecture at Yale

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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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