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2023 Best Value Architectural Sciences Master's Degree Schools in California

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$38,463 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$56,964 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 400 degrees and certificates were awarded to architectural sciences and technology students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #60 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Architectural Sciences Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in California to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for architect science students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Architectural Sciences & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Architectural Sciences & Technology Master's Degree Colleges.

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Architectural Sciences

Our analysis found University of California - Berkeley to be the best value school for architectural sciences and technology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in California. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UC Berkeley graduate students pay an average of $14,160 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UC Berkeley also made our Best Architectural Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in California list, coming in at #2.

Read full report on Architectural Sciences & Technology at University of California - Berkeley

Out of the 7 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a very large student population.

UCLA graduate students pay an average of $13,036 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UCLA also took the #4 spot in our Best Architectural Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in California rankings.

Full Architectural Sciences & Technology at University of California - Los Angeles Report

Out of the 7 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Newschool of Architecture and Design landed the # 3 spot on the list. Newschool of Architecture and Design is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Newschool of Architecture and Design are $31,371 a year.

Full Architectural Sciences & Technology at Newschool of Architecture and Design Report

Out of the 7 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the # 4 spot on the list. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at USC are $61,396 a year.

USC also made our Best Architectural Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in California list, coming in at #5.

Full Architectural Sciences & Technology at University of Southern California Report

#5

California College of the Arts

San Francisco, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California College of the Arts. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Architectural Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in California list. California College of the Arts is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at California College of the Arts are $55,090 a year.

Full Architectural Sciences & Technology at California College of the Arts Report

#6

Woodbury University

Burbank, CA

With a ranking of #6, Woodbury University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for architectural sciences and technology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Burbank, Woodbury is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Woodbury are $43,454 a year.

Full Architectural Sciences & Technology at Woodbury University Report

With a ranking of #7, Art Center College of Design did quite well on this year’s best value schools for architectural sciences and technology students working on their master’s degree. Art Center College of Design is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pasadena.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Art Center College of Design are $50,734 a year.

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Best Value Architectural Sciences & Technology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Architectural Sciences & Technology Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 61
Nevada 15

One of 8 majors within the area of study, architectural sciences and technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 7 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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