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2022 Best Value Architectural History Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid

6 Ranked Colleges
26 Degrees Awarded
$42,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Architectural History Schools for a Master's For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Architectural History Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 160 people earned their degree in architectural history, making the major the 325th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, architectural history graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $0 and had an average of $0 in loans still to pay off.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 26 architectural history graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Architectural History Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in architectural history. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality architectural history programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the architectural history program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Architectural History Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Architectural History Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Architectural History (With Aid)

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Harvard University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Architectural History Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid. Harvard is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s architectural history degrees to qualified students.

Harvard did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Architectural History Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard are $50,654, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Architectural History at Harvard University

#2

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Architectural History Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Charlottesville, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s architectural history degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Virginia, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Architectural History Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia are $32,394, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Virginia - Main Campus Architectural History Report

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Architectural History Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #3 spot on the list. Columbia University in the City of New York is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s architectural history degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Columbia, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Architectural History Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia University in the City of New York are $51,194.

Full Columbia University in the City of New York Architectural History Report

#4

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington University in St Louis. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Architectural History Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid. WUSTL is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

WUSTL also made our “Best Architectural History Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WUSTL are $56,562.

Read more about Architectural History at Washington University in St Louis

#5

Boston Architectural College

Boston, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Architectural History Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston Architectural College landed the #5 spot on the list. Boston Architectural College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston Architectural College also took the #4 spot in our “Best Architectural History Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Boston Architectural College are $25,970.

Full Boston Architectural College Architectural History Report

#5 in overall quality

Savannah College of Art and Design landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Architectural History Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. SCAD is a fairly large school located in Savannah, Georgia that handed out 3 masters’s architectural history degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SCAD, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Architectural History Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SCAD are $38,975.

Full SCAD Architectural History Report

Notes and References

References

  • 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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