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2023 Best Value Architectural Sciences Master's Degree Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

68 Colleges
$28,390 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$56,964 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Master's Degree School for You

Architectural Sciences & Technology is the #66 most popular major in the country with 3,366 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Architectural Sciences Master's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 68 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for architect science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Architectural Sciences & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for architect science majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus to be the best value school for architectural sciences and technology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Georgia Tech are $31,334 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Georgia Tech is in the top 1% of all schools on our Best Architectural Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list.

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#2

University of Houston

Houston, TX

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Houston is a great value for architectural sciences and technology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public college with a very large student population.

UH graduate students pay an average of $18,871 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of California - Berkeley is a great value for architectural sciences and technology students working on their master’s degree. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.

UC Berkeley graduate students pay an average of $29,262 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UC Berkeley also did well on our Best Architectural Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Newschool of Architecture and Design. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Architectural Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of San Diego, Newschool of Architecture and Design is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Newschool of Architecture and Design graduate students pay an average of $31,371 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Virginia Tech is a great value for architectural sciences and technology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Virginia Tech graduate students pay an average of $31,443 in tuition and fees each year.

Virginia Tech excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Architectural Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list.

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University of North Carolina at Charlotte came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Architectural Sciences Master’s Degree Schools ranking. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNC Charlotte are $21,147 a year.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Architectural Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW Seattle are $30,912 per year.

UW Seattle excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Architectural Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list.

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#8

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Clemson University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Architectural Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. Clemson is a very large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Clemson are $23,246 a year.

Clemson also claimed a spot on our Best Architectural Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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University of California - Los Angeles came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Architectural Sciences Master’s Degree Schools ranking. UCLA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCLA are $28,138 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UCLA also did well on our Best Architectural Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Boston Architectural College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree architectural sciences and technology programs. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston Architectural College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Boston Architectural College are $26,220 a year.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great value schools for Architectural Sciences graduate students seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Architectural Sciences Master's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
11 North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC
12 University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT
13 Cornell University Ithaca, NY

Architectural Sciences & Technology by Region

View the Best Value Architectural Sciences Master's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Architectural Sciences & Technology is one of 8 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Urban & Regional Planning 1,613
General Architecture 1,096
Landscape Architecture 285
Real Estate Development 223
Interior Architecture 169

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to SSR2000.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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