2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Architecture in Florida (With Aid)

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Florida, there were 426 general architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,914 and $33,873 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 215 general architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,589 and $45,697 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for florida master’s degree architecture students with aid.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Architecture in Florida (With Aid)

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida

#1 in overall quality

$30,130 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$53,537 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school handed out 60 degrees to qualified masters’s architecture students in 2019-2020.

UF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of South Florida - Main Campus

Tampa, Florida

#3 in overall quality

$21,126 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$49,437 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Getting Aid. Tampa, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s architecture degrees to 34 students in 2019-2020.

USF Tampa also made our “Best General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at USF Tampa are $21,126, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Florida International University

Miami, Florida

#2 in overall quality

$24,211 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$44,941 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida International University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Getting Aid list. FIU is a public institution located in Miami, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 110 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

FIU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Florida International University are $24,211.

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#4

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

Tallahassee, Florida

#4 in overall quality

$24,669 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$51,106 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Getting Aid. This medium-sized school is located in Tallahassee, Florida, and it awarded 11 masters’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

Florida A&M University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University are $24,669.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Architecture (With Aid)

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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