2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Architecture (Other) (Income $48-$75k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

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 Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Architecture (Other) is the 306th most popular major in the country with 233 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, architecture (other) graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $40,300 and had an average of $24,848 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 42 architecture (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,850 and $25,496 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 16 architecture (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in architecture (other). This ranking identifies schools with high-quality architecture (other) programs that also have a lower cost than 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 (other) program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Architecture (Other) (Income $48-$75k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy, New York

$58,325 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute landed the #1 spot on the list. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is located in Troy, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s architecture degrees to qualified students.

RPI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Architecture (Other) Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are $58,325.

Read more about Architecture (Other) at RPI

#2

New York University

New York, New York

#1 in overall quality

$36,892 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New York University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s architecture degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

NYU also made our “Best Architecture (Other) Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at New York University are $36,892, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Architecture (Other) at New York University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Architecture (Other) (Income $48-$75k)

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Lorenzo Cafaro.

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