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2023 Best Value Architectural Sciences Schools in Massachusetts

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$37,540 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$61,800 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Architectural Sciences & Technology School for You

Architectural Sciences & Technology is the #47 most popular major in Massachusetts with 346 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

The Best Value Architectural Sciences Schools in Massachusetts ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Massachusetts to see which 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Architectural Sciences & Technology Schools in Massachusetts

Check out the architect science programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Massachusetts Schools for Affordable Quality in Architectural Sciences

$16,439 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Massachusetts Amherst to be the best value school for architectural sciences and technology students who want to pursue a degree in Massachusetts. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMass Amherst are $16,439 a year.

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$22,144 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Boston Architectural College is a great value for architectural sciences and technology students. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston Architectural College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Boston Architectural College are $22,144 a year.

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$55,878 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts Institute of Technology landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MIT are $55,878 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, MIT is ranked #1 for overall quality for architect science in Massachusetts.

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#4

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA
$55,587 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Harvard University is a great value for architectural sciences and technology students. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Harvard are $55,587 per year.

Harvard did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Architectural Sciences Schools in Massachusetts list.

Full Architectural Sciences & Technology at Harvard University Report

$37,650 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Wentworth Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best architectural sciences and technology schools in Massachusetts. Located in the city of Boston, WIT is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WIT are $37,650 per year.

Read full report on Architectural Sciences & Technology at Wentworth Institute of Technology

Best Value Architectural Sciences & Technology Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Architectural Sciences & Technology Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 60
Rhode Island 103

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

Majors Similar to Architect Science

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 5 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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