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2022 Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k

6 Ranked Colleges
618 Degrees Awarded
$41,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master's in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Architecture & Related Services is the 28th most popular major in the country with 17,480 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, architecture and related services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $47,294 and had an average of $39,729 in loans still to pay off.

Across Massachusetts, there were 1,145 architecture and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,063 and $41,244 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 618 architecture and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,240 and $41,137 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in architecture and related services. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality architecture and related services programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the architecture and related services program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k.

#1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts Institute of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and it awarded 139 masters’s architecture and related services degrees in 2019-2020.

MIT also made our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Massachusetts Institute of Technology are $56,719, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Architecture & Related Services at MIT

#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the #2 spot on the list. Cambridge, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s architecture and related services degrees to 186 students in 2019-2020.

Harvard not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard are $50,654.

Full Harvard Architecture & Related Services Report

#3

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeastern University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k. This large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 34 masters’s architecture and related services degrees in 2019-2020.

Northeastern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern are $25,558, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Northeastern University Architecture & Related Services Report

#4

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Massachusetts Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 30 masters’s architecture and related services degrees to qualified students.

UMass Amherst also took the #6 spot in our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts Amherst are $32,341, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Architecture & Related Services at University of Massachusetts Amherst

#5

Suffolk University

Boston, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Suffolk University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 11 degrees to qualified masters’s architecture and related services students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Suffolk, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Suffolk University are $40,238.

Read more about Architecture & Related Services at Suffolk

#6

Wentworth Institute of Technology

Boston, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

Wentworth Institute of Technology landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Wentworth Institute of Technology is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 54 masters’s architecture and related services degrees in 2019-2020.

WIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WIT are $38,600.

Full WIT Architecture & Related Services Report

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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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