2025 Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Master's Degree Schools in Virginia

If you plan on getting your master's degree in architectural sciences & technology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #53 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Virginia to determine which ones were the best for architectural sciences & technology students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 74 master's degrees in architectural sciences & technology to qualified students.

Jump to one of the following sections: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to architectural sciences & technology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other architectural sciences & technology students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for architectural sciences & technology to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized architectural sciences & technology related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for architectural sciences & technology students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Master's Degree Schools in Virginia list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Architectural Sciences & Technology in Virginia

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in architectural sciences & technology.

Top Virginia Schools for a Master's in Architect Science

1

Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

31 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Virginia Tech if you wish to pursue a master's degree in architectural sciences & technology. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in architectural sciences & technology from Virginia Tech

2

University of Virginia - Main Campus
Charlottesville, VA

43 Annual Graduates

$62,560 Median Starting Salary

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in architectural sciences & technology needs to take a look at University of Virginia - Main Campus. Located in the midsize suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public university with a very large student population.

Master's students who receive their degree from the architect science program make an average of $62,560 in the first couple years of their career.

More information about a master’s in architectural sciences & technology from University of Virginia - Main Campus

Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	208	154
Georgia	190	98
North Carolina	178	82
Tennessee	166	8
Louisiana	147	20
South Carolina	146	40

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Architectural Sciences & Technology Related Rankings by Major

One of 8 majors within the Architecture & Related Services area of study, Architectural Sciences & Technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Architect Science Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology	74

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Urban & Regional Planning	54
General Architecture	19
Architectural History	12
Landscape Architecture	1

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 SSR2000. More about our data sources and methodologies.