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2023 Best Architecture/Urban Planning Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

10 Colleges
$54,907 Avg Salary

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, architecture and related services was ranked #22 in the country. In fact 6,944 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Architecture/Urban Planning Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the New England Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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

Our analysis found Massachusetts Institute of Technology to be the best school for architecture and related services students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the New England Region . Located in the city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#2

Yale University

New Haven, CT

The excellent master’s degree programs at Yale University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best architecture and related services schools in the New England Region . Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Haven.

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#3

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Harvard University is a great place for architecture and related services students working on their master’s degree. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

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Out of the 10 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston Architectural College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Boston, Boston Architectural College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Out of the 10 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the # 5 spot on the list. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

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Rhode Island School of Design ranked #6 on this year’s Best Architecture/Urban Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. RISD is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.

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Wentworth Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for architecture and related services students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Boston, WIT is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Roger Williams University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for architecture and related services students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. RWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bristol.

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#9

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

University of Hartford ranked #9 on this year’s Best Architecture/Urban Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. UHart is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of West Hartford.

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#10

Norwich University

Northfield, VT

Norwich University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Architecture/Urban Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the distant town of Northfield, Norwich is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 618
Rhode Island 121
Connecticut 86
Maine 9
Vermont 10

Major Annual Graduates
Architectural Sciences & Technology 3,366
Urban & Regional Planning 1,613
General Architecture 1,096
Landscape Architecture 285
Real Estate Development 223
Interior Architecture 169
Environmental Design 114
Architectural History 45
Architecture (Other) 33

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 61,791
Computer & Information Sciences 60,971
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 28,851
Mathematics & Statistics 15,127
Physical Sciences 12,705

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Lorenzo Cafaro.

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