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

4 Ranked Colleges
65 Degrees Awarded
$26,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Interiors Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic 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 Interiors Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 662 people earned their degree in interior architecture, making the major the 259th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, interior architecture graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $41,244 and had an average of $24,467 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 100 interior architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,700 and $26,980 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 65 interior architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Interiors Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in interior architecture. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality interior architecture programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the interior architecture program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Interiors Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Interiors Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Interior Architecture in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Chatham University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Interiors Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Chatham University landed the #1 spot on the list. Chatham is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s interiors degrees to qualified students.

Chatham not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Interior Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Chatham University is $25,100 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree interiors students.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.

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#2

Marywood University

Scranton, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Marywood University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Interiors Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Marywood is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Scranton, Pennsylvania. It awarded 8 bachelors’s interiors degrees in 2019-2020.

Marywood not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Interior Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $22,236 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Interiors students per year to attend Marywood.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#3

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Thomas Jefferson University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Interiors Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Thomas Jefferson University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 18 bachelors’s interiors degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Thomas Jefferson University, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Interior Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Thomas Jefferson University is $25,162 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Interiors students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Interior Architecture at Thomas Jefferson University

#4

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Syracuse University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Interiors Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This large school is located in Syracuse, New York, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s interiors degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree interiors students list, Syracuse has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Interior Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Syracuse University is $34,482 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Interiors students.

The low student loan default rate of 3.3% 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 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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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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