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2023 Best Value General Architecture Master's Degree Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

43 Colleges
$25,375 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$53,392 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Architecture Master's Degree School for You

General Architecture is the #135 most popular major in the country with 1,096 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value General Architecture Master's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 43 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for architecture students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

Check out the architecture master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best General Architecture Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named North Dakota State University - Main Campus the best value school in the United States for general architecture students working on their master’s degree. North Dakota State University is a large public school located in the city of Fargo.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at North Dakota State University are $12,028 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, North Dakota State University is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools list.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general architecture schools in the United States. Located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public school with a very large student population.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo graduate students pay an average of $21,133 in tuition and fees each year.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also claimed a spot on our Best General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State Polytechnic University - Pomona. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools list. Cal Poly Pomona is a very large public school located in the suburb of Pomona.

Cal Poly Pomona graduate students pay an average of $18,377 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Austin are $22,944 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UT Austin also did well on our Best General Architecture 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 Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools list. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

Texas A&M College Station graduate students pay an average of $24,106 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Texas A&M College Station is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools list.

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Louisiana Tech University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the distant town of Ruston, Louisiana Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Louisiana Tech graduate students pay an average of $12,690 in tuition and fees each year.

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Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general architecture students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 a year.

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University of California - Berkeley did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general architecture students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

UC Berkeley excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools list.

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools list. UNL is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lincoln.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNL are $19,541 per year.

UNL also claimed a spot on our Best General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools list. BGSU is a large public school located in the town of Bowling Green.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at BGSU are $15,823 a year.

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

One of 8 majors within the area of study, general architecture has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Architectural Sciences & Technology 3,366
Urban & Regional Planning 1,613
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 Danichou.

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