2022 Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k

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In 2019-2020, 5,051 people earned their degree in general architecture, making the major the 111th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, general architecture graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $46,998 and had an average of $41,356 in loans still to pay off.

Across District of Columbia, there were 98 general architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,100 and $32,893 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 29 general architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,525 and $61,455 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general architecture programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general architecture 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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Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia master’s degree architecture students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Architecture (Income $0-$30k) in District of Columbia

#1

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$50,340 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Catholic University of America landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 19 masters’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

CUA also made our “Best General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Catholic University of America are $50,340.

Full Catholic University of America General Architecture Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Architecture (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Architecture (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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