If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the architecture & related services degrees they offer, see the list below.
For return on investment in architecture & related services, no school beat University Of Nevada Las Vegas this year. Located in the city of Las Vegas, University Of Nevada Las Vegas is a very large public university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $9,748, with out-of-state students paying around $27,411. Architecture & Related Services graduates carry a median of $20,000 in student loans. Architecture & Related Services graduates of University Of Nevada Las Vegas earn a median of $62,630 early in their careers. Set against $20,000 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 96%.
Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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