2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Architectural Sciences & Technology (Income $30-$48k) in Virginia

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Virginia, there were 233 architectural sciences and technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 98 architectural sciences and technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in architectural sciences and technology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality architectural sciences and technology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the architectural sciences and technology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for virginia master’s degree architect science students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Architectural Sciences & Technology (Income $30-$48k) in Virginia

#1

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$32,394 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Charlottesville, Virginia, this large public school awarded 54 diplomas to qualified masters’s architect science students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Virginia, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia are $32,394, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$30,547 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Blacksburg, Virginia, this large public school handed out 44 diplomas to qualified masters’s architect science students in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Architectural Sciences & Technology (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Architectural Sciences & Technology (Income $30-$48k)

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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