2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology in the Rocky Mountains Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 290 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 104 architectural and building sciences/technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the architectural and building sciences/technology program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah

#1 in overall quality

$24,695 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This large school is located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and it awarded 19 masters’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region master’s degree architectural and building sciences/technology students list, U of U has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at U of U are $24,695, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Utah Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Report

#2

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana

#3 in overall quality

$21,446 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region list. MSU Bozeman is located in Bozeman, Montana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 32 masters’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees to qualified students.

MSU Bozeman did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at MSU Bozeman are $21,446.

Read full report on Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology at MSU Bozeman

#3

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

Denver, Colorado

#2 in overall quality

$23,915 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. CU Anschutz is a large school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 53 masters’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CU Anschutz, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus are $23,915, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology at CU Anschutz

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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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