[Architecture & Related Services](/majors/architecture-and-related-services/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for architecture & related services students.
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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 Minnesota Twin Cities this year. University Of Minnesota Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the city of Minneapolis. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $17,214, compared with $38,362 for out-of-state students. Students borrow a median of $22,271 to complete the architecture & related services program here. Early-career architecture & related services graduates make about $51,642. That is a strong return on a $22,271 median debt. Roughly 80% of applicants are accepted.
The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Dunwoody College Of Technology earned it the #2 place for architecture & related services. Dunwoody College Of Technology is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis. In-state tuition and fees average $27,477. Typical student debt for architecture & related services graduates is $18,500. Early-career architecture & related services graduates make about $44,690. Set against $18,500 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 99% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, 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 2 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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