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2022 Best Vallue architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k

9 Ranked Colleges
157 Degrees Awarded
$30,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue architecture Schools for a Master's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Vallue architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across the Far Western US region, there were 684 architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 157 architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Vallue architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in architecture. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent architecture 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 architecture program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Vallue architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree architecture students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Architecture (Income Over $110k) in the Far Western US Region

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Vallue architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Seattle, Washington, this large public school awarded 37 degrees to qualified masters’s architecture students in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle also made our “Best Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW Seattle are $30,294, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Washington - Seattle Campus Architecture Report

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Vallue architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, California State Polytechnic University - Pomona landed the #2 spot on the list. Cal Poly Pomona is a large school located in Pomona, California that handed out 7 masters’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal Poly Pomona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cal Poly Pomona are $18,377, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Architecture at Cal Poly Pomona

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. The school came in at #3 for the Best Vallue architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is a public institution located in San Luis Obispo, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo are $21,009.

Read full report on Architecture at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

#4

Portland State University

Portland, Oregon
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Portland State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Vallue architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k. Portland State University is located in Portland, Oregon and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 23 masters’s architecture degrees to qualified students.

Portland State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Portland State University are $23,784, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Portland State University Architecture Report

#5

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Oregon. The school came in at #5 for the Best Vallue architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k. Located in Eugene, Oregon, this large public school awarded 55 diplomas to qualified masters’s architecture students in 2019-2020.

UO not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UO are $29,991, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UO Architecture Report

#1 in overall quality

University of California - Berkeley ranked #6 on this year’s Best Vallue architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k list. University of California - Berkeley is a large public school situated in Berkeley, California. It awarded 6 masters’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Berkeley also took the #1 spot in our “Best Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Berkeley are $29,347, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Architecture at UC Berkeley

#7

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#3 in overall quality

University of California - Los Angeles landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. University of California - Los Angeles is a public institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCLA, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Los Angeles are $28,131, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Architecture at UCLA

#8

Woodbury University

Burbank, California
#8 in overall quality

Woodbury University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Located in Burbank, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s architecture students in 2019-2020.

Woodbury did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Woodbury are $41,670, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Architecture at Woodbury

#9

California College of the Arts

San Francisco, California
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, California College of the Arts did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k list. San Francisco, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s architecture degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at California College of the Arts, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” 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.

Read full report on Architecture at California College of the Arts

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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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