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2023 Best Value Colleges for Architecture & Related Services (Income $0-$30k) in District of Columbia

1 Ranked Colleges
132 Degrees Awarded
$25,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools in District of Columbia 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 has developed its “Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 17,325 people earned their degree in architecture and related services, making the major the 29th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, architecture and related services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $49,602 and had an average of $25,146 in loans still to pay off.

Across District of Columbia, there were 132 architecture and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,515 and $27,000 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality architecture and related services 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 architecture and related services 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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The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k.

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Catholic University of America
Washington, District of Columbia

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Catholic University of America landed the #1 spot on the list. Catholic University of America is a medium-sized school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 92 ’s architecture and related services degrees in 2020-2021.

CUA also took the #1 spot in our “Best Architecture & Related Services Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. The yearly cost to attend CUA is $25,747 for district of columbia architecture & related services students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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