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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Architecture in the Far Western US Region

8 Ranked Colleges
157 Degrees Awarded
$32,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master's in the Far Western US Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking.

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 the Far Western US region, there were 684 general architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,788 and $52,104 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 157 general architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in general architecture. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general architecture programs that also have a lower cost than 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 Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree architecture students.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Architecture in the Far Western US Region

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State Polytechnic University - Pomona. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Pomona, California, this large public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s architecture students in 2019-2020.

Cal Poly Pomona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona are $18,377, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. UW Seattle is a public institution located in Seattle, Washington. The school has a large population, and it awarded 37 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle also made our “Best General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Seattle Campus are $30,294, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oregon. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. This large school is located in Eugene, Oregon, and it awarded 55 masters’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UO, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oregon are $29,991.

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#4

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General 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 University of California - Los Angeles are $28,131.

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#5

Portland State University

Portland, Oregon

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Portland State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Portland State University is a public institution located in Portland, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 23 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Portland State University also made our “Best General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #7. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Portland State University are $23,784.

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University of California - Berkeley landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region ranking. UC Berkeley is a large public school situated in Berkeley, California. It awarded 6 masters’s architecture degrees 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 General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Berkeley are $29,347, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

Woodbury University

Burbank, California

Woodbury University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #7. Woodbury is a private not-for-profit institution located in Burbank, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Woodbury not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best General 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.

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#8

California College of the Arts

San Francisco, California

California College of the Arts did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #8. California College of the Arts is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Francisco, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees 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 General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at California College of the Arts are $53,795.

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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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