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2022 Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts

6 Ranked Colleges
344 Degrees Awarded
$38,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master's in Massachusetts

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 and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts” ranking.

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

Across Massachusetts, there were 592 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 344 architectural and building sciences/technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,240 and $41,137 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in architectural and building sciences/technology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality architectural and building sciences/technology 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 and building sciences/technology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology in Massachusetts

#1

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts list. This large school is located in Amherst, Massachusetts, and it awarded 12 masters’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst also took the #6 spot in our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Amherst are $32,341, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Massachusetts Amherst Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Report

#2

Boston Architectural College

Boston, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston Architectural College landed the #2 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 73 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston Architectural College also made our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston Architectural College are $25,970, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Boston Architectural College Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Report

#3

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeastern University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts. Northeastern is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 28 masters’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees in 2019-2020.

Northeastern also took the #4 spot in our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern University are $25,558, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology at Northeastern

#4

Wentworth Institute of Technology

Boston, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Wentworth Institute of Technology landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 54 degrees to qualified masters’s architectural and building sciences/technology students in 2019-2020.

WIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WIT are $38,600.

Read full report on Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology at Wentworth Institute of Technology

#5

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts list. Harvard University is a large school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts that handed out 123 masters’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees in 2019-2020.

Harvard also made our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard University are $50,654, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology at Harvard University

#6

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Massachusetts Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts list. Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 54 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MIT, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Massachusetts Institute of Technology are $56,719.

Full MIT Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Report

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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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