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2022 Best Value architecture Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k

6 Ranked Colleges
42 Degrees Awarded
$32,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value architecture Schools for a Master's in California For Those Making $48-$75k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 architecture Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Architecture is the 124th most popular major in the country with 4,967 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across California, there were 370 architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 42 architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value architecture Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in architecture. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great architecture programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the architecture program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value architecture Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value architecture Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Architecture (Income $48-$75k) in California

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Berkeley. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value architecture Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Berkeley, California, this large public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s architecture students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Berkeley, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Berkeley are $29,347, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Architecture at University of California - Berkeley

#2

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value architecture Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the #2 spot on the list. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s architecture degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

UCLA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Architecture 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 UCLA are $28,131.

Read full report on Architecture at University of California - Los Angeles

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value architecture Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the #3 spot on the list. San Luis Obispo, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s architecture degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo are $21,009, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Architecture at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State Polytechnic University - Pomona. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value architecture Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Pomona, California, this large public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified masters’s architecture students in 2019-2020.

Cal Poly Pomona also made our “Best Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona are $18,377.

Read full report on Architecture at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

#5

California College of the Arts

San Francisco, California
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value architecture Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, California College of the Arts landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in San Francisco, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 16 diplomas to qualified masters’s architecture students in 2019-2020.

California College of the Arts also took the #4 spot in our “Best Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at California College of the Arts are $53,795, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Woodbury University

Burbank, California
#5 in overall quality

Woodbury University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value architecture Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #6. Burbank, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s architecture degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Woodbury, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Woodbury are $41,670, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Architecture at Woodbury University

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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