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2023 Best Value General Architecture Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$45,945 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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value General Architecture Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for architecture students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used 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 Middle Atlantic Region

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

Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in General Architecture

#1

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

Our analysis found University at Buffalo to be the best value school for general architecture students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University at Buffalo are $26,178 a year.

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Out of the 3 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute landed the # 2 spot on the list. RPI is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Troy.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at RPI are $60,026 a year.

RPI also claimed a spot on our Best General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on General Architecture at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Catholic University of America. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CUA are $51,630 per year.

Full General Architecture at Catholic University of America Report

Best General Architecture Colleges by State

Explore the best general architecture schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 22
Pennsylvania 16
Maryland 0
New Jersey 14
District of Columbia 46

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

Majors Similar to Architecture

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 3 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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