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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Architectural Sciences & Technology (Income $48-$75k) in California

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 $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 California For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Architectural Sciences & Technology is the 128th most popular major in the country with 6,631 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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.

This year’s “Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Architectural Sciences & Technology (Income $48-$75k) in California

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Berkeley. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k. UC Berkeley is a large public school situated in Berkeley, California. It awarded 86 masters’s architect science degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Berkeley also took the #1 spot in our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Berkeley are $29,347, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the #2 spot on the list. UCLA is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 101 masters’s architect science degrees in 2019-2020.

UCLA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCLA are $28,131, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s architect science degrees to 89 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USC, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern California are $48,715, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Newschool of Architecture and Design landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in San Diego, California, and it awarded 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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Woodbury University

Burbank, California
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Woodbury University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k list. Woodbury is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Burbank, California. It awarded 10 masters’s architect science degrees in 2019-2020.

Woodbury also made our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Woodbury University are $41,670, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Art Center College of Design

Pasadena, California
#5 in overall quality

Art Center College of Design did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #6. Pasadena, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s architect science degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Art Center College of Design, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Art Center College of Design are $49,090, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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