Match DD junior Aspiring architect/civil engineer [MD resident, 3.75 GPA, top 25% rank, 31 ACT, <$50k]

Resident of DC, MD, or VA? This affects which schools are more or less likely to be affordable.

Also, civil engineering and architecture are very different undergraduate paths, so the student realistically has to decide very early in college at the latest (but often must decide when applying to colleges where it is necessary to apply to a specific major).

Note that the first professional degree in architecture is a 5-year BArch, while another path is a 4-year BA/BS in architecture followed by an MArch (3 years after any BA/BS, but often less after a BA/BS in architecture).

You can look up ABET-accredited civil engineering programs at https://www.abet.org/ , and you can look up NAAB-accredited BArch and MArch programs at Accredited Programs -

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