2022 Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology is the 155th most popular major in the country with 5,851 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 290 architectural and building sciences/technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 104 architectural and building sciences/technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in architectural and building sciences/technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great architectural and building sciences/technology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the architectural and building sciences/technology program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah

#1 in overall quality

$24,695 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Utah. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k. U of U is a public institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 19 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U of U, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at U of U are $24,695, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology at University of Utah

#2

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

Denver, Colorado

#2 in overall quality

$23,915 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Denver, Colorado, this large public school awarded 53 degrees to qualified masters’s architectural and building sciences/technology students in 2019-2020.

CU Anschutz also took the #2 spot in our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CU Anschutz are $23,915.

Full CU Anschutz Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Report

#3

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana

#3 in overall quality

$21,446 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Montana State University is a fairly large public school situated in Bozeman, Montana. It awarded 32 masters’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees in 2019-2020.

MSU Bozeman also made our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Montana State University are $21,446, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full MSU Bozeman Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology (Income $0-$30k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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