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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Architecture & Related Services (Income $75-$110k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

7 Ranked Colleges
446 Degrees Awarded
$20,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Bachelor's in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 17,480 people earned their degree in architecture and related services, making the major the 28th most popular in the United States. 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 $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in architecture and related services. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent architecture and related services programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the architecture and related services program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. 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 $75-$110k.

#1

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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, this large public school handed out 41 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s architecture and related services students in 2019-2020.

U of U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Architecture & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. It costs about $17,718 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Architecture & Related Services students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of Utah.

The low student loan default rate of 2.6% 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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#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. 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.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree architecture & related services students whose families make $75-$110k list, CU Anschutz has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Architecture & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. It costs about $20,353 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Architecture & Related Services students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus.

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%.

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#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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #3 spot on the list. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a large school located in Fort Collins, Colorado that handed out 47 bachelors’s architecture and related services degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Architecture & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Colorado State is $24,440 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree architecture & related services students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

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#4

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Idaho. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Moscow, Idaho, this fairly large public school awarded 52 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s architecture and related services students in 2019-2020.

U of I also made our “Best Architecture & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for University of Idaho is $17,509 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Architecture & Related Services students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Logan, Utah, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s architecture and related services degrees 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 $16,895 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Architecture & Related Services students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#1 in overall quality

University of Colorado Boulder came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. CU - Boulder is a large school located in Boulder, Colorado that handed out 141 bachelors’s architecture and related services degrees in 2019-2020.

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. It costs about $25,863 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Architecture & Related Services students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend CU - Boulder.

The low student loan default rate of 3.0% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

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#7

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Montana State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This fairly large school is located in Bozeman, Montana, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s architecture and related services degrees in 2019-2020.

MSU Bozeman also took the #6 spot in our “Best Architecture & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. It costs about $21,587 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Architecture & Related Services students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend MSU Bozeman.

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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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