2022 Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in Virginia

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in Virginia” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 17,480 people earned their degree in architecture and related services, making the major the 28th most popular in the United States. 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 Virginia, there were 399 architecture and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 170 architecture and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in Virginia” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer 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.

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 and related services program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in Virginia” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in Virginia

The colleges and universities below are the best for virginia master’s degree architecture & related services students.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Architecture & Related Services in Virginia

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$30,547 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #1 spot on the list. Blacksburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s architecture and related services degrees to 84 students in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Virginia Tech Architecture & Related Services Report

#2

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$32,394 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in Virginia list. This large school is located in Charlottesville, Virginia, and it awarded 70 masters’s architecture and related services degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Virginia, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia are $32,394, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Virginia - Main Campus 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.

Credits

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

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