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2023 Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in Massachusetts

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$37,512 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$55,653 Avg Salary

With 618 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, architecture and related services is the #16 most popular major in Massachusetts.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in Massachusetts to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Massachusetts to see which 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.

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.

Check out the architecture and related services programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Massachusetts Schools for Affordable Quality in Architecture/Urban Planning

$16,439 Average Tuition & Fees

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

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMass Amherst are $16,439 per year.

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$22,144 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston Architectural College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the city of Boston, Boston Architectural College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Boston Architectural College are $22,144 per year.

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$55,878 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Massachusetts Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best architecture and related services schools in Massachusetts. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MIT are $55,878 per year.

MIT also made our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in Massachusetts list, coming in at #1.

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#4

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA
$55,587 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Harvard University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best architecture and related services schools in Massachusetts. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

Harvard undergraduate students pay an average of $55,587 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Harvard also made our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in Massachusetts list, coming in at #2.

Read full report on Architecture & Related Services at Harvard University

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State Degrees Awarded
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 4 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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