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

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In 2019-2020, 6,631 people earned their degree in architectural sciences and technology, making the major the 128th most popular in the United States. 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 Rocky Mountains region, there were 316 architectural sciences and technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 104 architectural sciences and technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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 sciences and technology program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Architectural 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

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Utah is a large school located in Salt Lake City, Utah that handed out 19 masters’s architect science degrees in 2019-2020.

U of U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at U of U are $24,695, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Utah Architectural Sciences & Technology Report

#2

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana

#3 in overall quality

$21,446 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montana State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region. Montana State University is located in Bozeman, Montana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 32 masters’s architect science degrees to qualified students.

MSU Bozeman also made our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Montana State University are $21,446, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Architectural Sciences & Technology at Montana State University

#3

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

Denver, Colorado

#2 in overall quality

$23,915 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region list. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a large public school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 53 masters’s architect science degrees in 2019-2020.

CU Anschutz did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. 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 full report on Architectural 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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