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2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region

8 Ranked Colleges
494 Degrees Awarded
$41,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master's in the New England Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region” ranking.

Architectural Sciences & Technology is the 128th most popular major in the country with 6,631 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, architectural sciences and technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $48,611 and had an average of $53,442 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 791 architectural sciences and technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $62,757 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 494 architectural sciences and technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in architectural sciences and technology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent architectural sciences and technology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the architectural sciences and technology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region master’s degree architect science students.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Architectural Sciences & Technology in the New England Region

#1

Boston Architectural College

Boston, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston Architectural College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 73 diplomas to qualified masters’s architect science students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree architect science students list, Boston Architectural College has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” 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 Sciences & Technology Report

#2

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the #2 spot on the list. Northeastern University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 28 masters’s architect science degrees in 2019-2020.

Northeastern also made our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern are $25,558, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #3 spot on the list. Amherst, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s architect science degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst also made our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Amherst are $32,341, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Wentworth Institute of Technology

Boston, Massachusetts
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wentworth Institute of Technology. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region. This small school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 54 masters’s architect science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree architect science students list, WIT has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wentworth Institute of Technology are $38,600, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full WIT Architectural Sciences & Technology Report

#5

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yale University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. Yale is located in New Haven, Connecticut and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 78 masters’s architect science degrees to qualified students.

Yale not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Yale University are $44,500.

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#6

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Harvard University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. Harvard University is a large school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts that handed out 123 masters’s architect science degrees in 2019-2020.

Harvard also took the #3 spot in our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard University are $50,654.

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#7

Rhode Island School of Design

Providence, Rhode Island
#4 in overall quality

Rhode Island School of Design came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region ranking. RISD is a small school located in Providence, Rhode Island that handed out 72 masters’s architect science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree architect science students list, RISD has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rhode Island School of Design are $54,890, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Rhode Island School of Design Architectural Sciences & Technology Report

#8

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Massachusetts Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. MIT 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.

MIT also took the #1 spot in our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at MIT are $56,719, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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