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2022 Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Master’s

11 Ranked Colleges
172 Degrees Awarded
$26,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Master's

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 Architectural Engineering Schools for a Master’s” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 938 people earned their degree in architectural engineering, making the major the 433rd most popular in the United States.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 172 architectural engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in architectural engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality architectural engineering 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 architectural engineering 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 Architectural Engineering Schools for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree architectural engineering students.

Top 11 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Architectural Engineering

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Master’s list. UNL is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 35 masters’s architectural engineering degrees to qualified students.

UNL also took the #3 spot in our “Best Architectural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska - Lincoln are $19,513, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Milwaukee School of Engineering

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Milwaukee School of Engineering landed the #2 spot on the list. MSOE is a small school located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that handed out 12 masters’s architectural engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MSOE, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Architectural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Milwaukee School of Engineering are $24,188, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Master’s list. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is located in San Luis Obispo, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s architectural engineering degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our master’s degree architectural engineering students list, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Architectural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are $21,009.

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#4

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Kansas State University is a large school located in Manhattan, Kansas that handed out 10 masters’s architectural engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

K -State also took the #8 spot in our “Best Architectural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at K -State are $24,115.

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#5

University of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming
#10 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wyoming. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Master’s. Located in Laramie, Wyoming, this fairly large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s architectural engineering students in 2019-2020.

UW did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Architectural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wyoming are $16,615.

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#6

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama
#1 in overall quality

Auburn University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Auburn, Alabama, this large public school handed out 28 degrees to qualified masters’s architectural engineering students in 2019-2020.

Auburn also made our “Best Architectural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Auburn are $31,956, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

Lawrence Technological University

Southfield, Michigan
#11 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Lawrence Technological University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Master’s list. Southfield, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s architectural engineering degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lawrence Tech, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Architectural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lawrence Technological University are $17,918, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8

Pennsylvania State University - University Park

University Park, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

Pennsylvania State University - University Park did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Penn State University Park, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Architectural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pennsylvania State University - University Park are $38,728, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4 in overall quality

University of Colorado Boulder landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Boulder, Colorado, and it awarded 8 masters’s architectural engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Architectural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CU - Boulder are $32,980, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Colorado Boulder Architectural Engineering Report

#9 in overall quality

Illinois Institute of Technology landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Master’s ranking. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 8 masters’s architectural engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Illinois Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Architectural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois Institute of Technology are $30,695.

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#11

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #11, Drexel University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Master’s list. Drexel University is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s architectural engineering degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our master’s degree architectural engineering students list, Drexel has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Architectural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel are $37,074.

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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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