<p>Wanting to gather information on these two schools. Has anyone done a study abroad at either and would care to give your thoughts on your experiences? Also, which city would be the least expensive for a semester? The courses of study would be urban planning/architecture/landscape architecture so if one school is notably stronger than the other in those fields that would be of interest to learn about as well. Thanks so much in advance for any help from students/parents alike!</p>
<p>Sheffield is a much better university and would probably be cheaper to live in as a city. Sheffield’s architecture department is very, very strong. It’s third in the UK currently according to the times. Ask about on the student room if you haven’t already.</p>
<p>SamualUK, Thank you for the reply and for the other site you suggested looking into. S found it to be very informative.</p>
<p>Sheffield will be astronomically cheaper! Oxford is one of the most expensive places in the world.</p>