Tuition and fees, books and supplies, room and board, transportation, personal expenses. At first, these combined costs may seem overwhelming. They don’t have to be. With some planning and the willingness to investigate different schools, scholarships, grants, and bursaries, the cost of attending college or university can be more manageable than you might think. As a starting point for your research, here are the typical tuition costs for an architecture degree.
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What do architecture graduates earn?
Architecture students make an average of $78,756 per year after graduation. This is 18% above average compared to other undergraduate degrees.
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Tuition costs for popular architecture schools in the US
There are 248 schools in the US that offer a architecture degree. The architecture schools in the nation with the highest enrollment are University of California-Los Angeles, University of California-Berkeley and University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. Here's a breakdown of tuition costs for the schools that award the most degrees in architecture per year:
| School Name | In-State Tuition |
|---|---|
| University of California-Los Angeles | $13,261 |
| University of California-Berkeley | $14,170 |
| University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | $14,826 |
| University of Southern California | $54,259 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | $18,436 |
| Northeastern University | $49,497 |
| The University of Texas at Austin | $10,398 |
| California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | $9,432 |
| Ohio State University-Main Campus | $10,592 |
| Cornell University | $52,853 |
Top US schools for an architecture degree
The following chart lists the most prestigious schools offering architecture degrees, along with their average acceptance rate and tuition costs:
| School Name | Acceptance Rate | In-State Tuition |
|---|---|---|
| Harvard University | 5% | $48,949 |
| Princeton University | 6% | $47,140 |
| Columbia University in the City of New York | 7% | $57,208 |
| Yale University | 7% | $51,400 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 7% | $49,892 |
| University of Pennsylvania | 9% | $53,534 |
| Cornell University | 13% | $52,853 |
| Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art | 13% | $45,100 |
| Tufts University | 15% | $54,318 |
| Barnard College | 15% | $52,662 |
Cheapest US schools for an architecture degree
Of the schools in the US that offer an architecture degree, the following have the lowest tuition costs:
| School Name | Tuition |
|---|---|
| Pima Community College | $2,118 |
| Lee College | $2,488 |
| El Paso Community College | $2,746 |
| Itawamba Community College | $2,840 |
| Mississippi Delta Community College | $3,030 |
| East Mississippi Community College | $3,240 |
| Kilgore College | $3,504 |
| Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College | $3,670 |
| Texas Southmost College | $4,398 |
| Florida Atlantic University | $4,831 |
