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2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k

6 Ranked Colleges
436 Degrees Awarded
$38,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master's in California For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 6,631 people earned their degree in architectural sciences and technology, making the major the 128th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, architectural sciences and technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $48,611 and had an average of $53,442 in loans still to pay off.

Across California, there were 1,263 architectural sciences and technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $86,267 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 436 architectural sciences and technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in architectural sciences and technology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent architectural sciences and technology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the architectural sciences and technology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The architect science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Architectural Sciences & Technology (Income $30-$48k) in California

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k list. UC Berkeley is a large public school situated in Berkeley, California. It awarded 86 masters’s architect science degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Berkeley not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Berkeley are $29,347, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of California - Berkeley Architectural Sciences & Technology Report

#2

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the #2 spot on the list. University of California - Los Angeles is a large public school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 101 masters’s architect science degrees in 2019-2020.

UCLA also took the #3 spot in our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCLA are $28,131.

Read more about Architectural Sciences & Technology at University of California - Los Angeles

#3

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 89 degrees to qualified masters’s architect science students in 2019-2020.

USC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Architectural Sciences & Technology at USC

#4

Woodbury University

Burbank, California
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Woodbury University landed the #4 spot on the list. Woodbury University is located in Burbank, California and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s architect science degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Woodbury, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Woodbury are $41,670.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Newschool of Architecture and Design. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k list. Newschool of Architecture and Design is a small school located in San Diego, California that handed out 32 masters’s architect science degrees in 2019-2020.

Newschool of Architecture and Design also took the #4 spot in our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Newschool of Architecture and Design are $31,371, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

Art Center College of Design

Pasadena, California
#5 in overall quality

Art Center College of Design came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Art Center College of Design is a small school located in Pasadena, California that handed out 13 masters’s architect science degrees in 2019-2020.

Art Center College of Design did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Art Center College of Design are $49,090.

Read more about Architectural Sciences & Technology at Art Center College of Design

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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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