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2022 Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k

7 Ranked Colleges
446 Degrees Awarded
$13,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Bachelor's in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Architecture & Related Services is the 28th most popular major in the country with 17,480 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, architecture and related services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $47,294 and had an average of $39,729 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 681 architecture and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,167 and $31,946 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 446 architecture and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,111 and $23,874 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in architecture and related services. 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #1 spot on the list. Fort Collins, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s architecture and related services degrees to 47 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree architecture & related services students whose families make $30-$48k list, Colorado State has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Architecture & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. It costs about $11,890 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree architecture & related services students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full Colorado State University - Fort Collins Architecture & Related Services Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 103 bachelors’s architecture and related services degrees to qualified students.

CU Anschutz also made our “Best Architecture & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is $12,503 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Architecture & Related Services students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Architecture & Related Services at CU Anschutz

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Boulder. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Colorado Boulder is located in Boulder, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 141 bachelors’s architecture and related services degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CU - Boulder, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Architecture & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Colorado Boulder is $14,361 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Architecture & Related Services students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Architecture & Related Services at University of Colorado Boulder

#4

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the #4 spot on the list. U of U is a large school located in Salt Lake City, Utah that handed out 41 bachelors’s architecture and related services degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree architecture & related services students whose families make $30-$48k list, U of U has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Architecture & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. It costs about $13,192 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Architecture & Related Services students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Utah.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 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.

Full U of U Architecture & Related Services Report

#5

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Idaho. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Moscow, Idaho, this fairly large public school awarded 52 degrees to qualified bachelors’s architecture and related services students in 2019-2020.

U of I also took the #5 spot in our “Best Architecture & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Idaho is $11,735 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree architecture & related services students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Architecture & Related Services at U of I

#7 in overall quality

Utah State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. Logan, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s architecture and related services degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USU, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Architecture & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Utah State University is $12,034 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Architecture & Related Services students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Architecture & Related Services at USU

#7

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana
#6 in overall quality

Montana State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. MSU Bozeman is located in Bozeman, Montana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 44 bachelors’s architecture and related services degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MSU Bozeman, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Architecture & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. It costs about $16,625 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree architecture & related services students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Montana State University.

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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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