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2023 Best Value Colleges for Architecture (Other) (Income $0-$30k) in California

1 Ranked Colleges
10 Degrees Awarded
$17,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Architecture Schools in California For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 in California For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Architecture (Other) is the 326th most popular major in the country with 202 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, architecture (other) graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $42,351 and had an average of $26,123 in loans still to pay off.

Across California, there were 10 architecture (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent architecture (other) 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 (other) 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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The architecture school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Architecture Schools in California For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Architecture Schools in California For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Architecture Schools in California For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Colleges for Architecture (Other) (Income $0-$30k) in California

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University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Architecture Schools in California For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified ’s architecture students in 2020-2021.

USC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Architecture (Other) Schools in California” list. The yearly cost to attend USC is $17,287 for California Architecture students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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