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2022 Best Vallue Architecture Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making Over $110k

2 Ranked Colleges
6 Degrees Awarded
$28,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Architecture Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making Over $110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Architecture Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 5,051 people earned their degree in general architecture, making the major the 111th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, general architecture graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $46,998 and had an average of $41,356 in loans still to pay off.

Across California, there were 370 general architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $50,619 and $58,932 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 6 general architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,544 and $133,402 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Architecture Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in general architecture. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general 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 general architecture program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Vallue Architecture Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for california doctor’s degree architecture students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Architecture (Income Over $110k) in California

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Vallue Architecture Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the #1 spot on the list. University of California - Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s architecture degrees to qualified students.

UC Berkeley not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Architecture Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Berkeley are $29,347, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Architecture Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making Over $110k list. University of California - Los Angeles is a public institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCLA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Architecture Doctor’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.

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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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