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2022 Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
436 Degrees Awarded
$38,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master's in California For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology is the 155th most popular major in the country with 5,851 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across California, there were 824 architectural and building sciences/technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 436 architectural and building sciences/technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in architectural and building sciences/technology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent architectural and building sciences/technology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the architectural and building sciences/technology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology (Income $0-$30k) in California

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Berkeley, California, and it awarded 86 masters’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Berkeley also took the #1 spot in our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Berkeley are $29,347, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 101 masters’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees in 2019-2020.

UCLA also took the #3 spot in our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCLA are $28,131, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Southern California is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 89 masters’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our california master’s degree architectural and building sciences/technology students whose families make $0-$30k list, USC has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715.

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#4

Woodbury University

Burbank, California
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Woodbury University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k. Woodbury is a small school located in Burbank, California that handed out 10 masters’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees in 2019-2020.

Woodbury not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Woodbury are $41,670, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Newschool of Architecture and Design. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in San Diego, California, this small private for-profit school handed out 32 diplomas to qualified masters’s architectural and building sciences/technology students in 2019-2020.

Newschool of Architecture and Design not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Newschool of Architecture and Design are $31,371.

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#6

Art Center College of Design

Pasadena, California
#5 in overall quality

Art Center College of Design came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Art Center College of Design is located in Pasadena, California and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 masters’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees to qualified students.

Art Center College of Design did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Art Center College of Design are $49,090.

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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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