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2023 Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Master's Degree Schools in New York

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$34,764 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,907 Avg Salary

With 757 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, architecture and related services is the #18 most popular major in New York.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Master's Degree Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in New York to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for architecture and related services 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.

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

Best New York Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Architecture/Urban Planning

Our 2023 rankings named The City College of New York the best value school in New York for architecture and related services students working on their master’s degree. CCNY is a fairly large public school located in the city of New York.

CCNY graduate students pay an average of $11,402 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Out of the 7 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Cornell graduate students pay an average of $30,006 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Cornell did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Master’s Degree Schools in New York list.

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#3

New York University

New York, NY

Out of the 7 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at NYU are $38,206 per year.

NYU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Master’s Degree Schools in New York list.

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#4

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Buffalo. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.

University at Buffalo graduate students pay an average of $14,388 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Architecture & Related Services at University at Buffalo Report

The excellent master’s degree programs at Columbia University in the City of New York helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value architecture and related services schools in New York. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Columbia graduate students pay an average of $52,924 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Columbia is ranked #4 for overall quality for architecture and related services in New York.

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#6

Pratt Institute - Main

Brooklyn, NY

Pratt Institute - Main 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 #6 on the list. Pratt Institute is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Brooklyn.

Pratt Institute graduate students pay an average of $36,396 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Architecture & Related Services at Pratt Institute - Main Report

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree architecture and related services programs. RPI is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Troy.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at RPI are $60,026 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, RPI also did well on our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Architecture & Related Services at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Explore all the Best Value Architecture & Related Services Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 369
Maryland 41
New Jersey 85
District of Columbia 71

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 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 Lorenzo Cafaro.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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