2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Architecture (Income $0-$30k) in New York

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General Architecture is the 111th most popular major in the country with 5,051 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 New York, there were 217 general architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,008 and $66,880 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 28 general architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,029 and $47,933 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general architecture. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general architecture programs that also have a lower cost than 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 general architecture program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Architecture (Income $0-$30k) in New York

#1

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York

$26,028 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$52,822 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University at Buffalo. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k. University at Buffalo is a large school located in Buffalo, New York that handed out 9 masters’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

University at Buffalo also made our “Best General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University at Buffalo General Architecture Report

#2

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy, New York

#1 in overall quality

$58,325 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$52,107 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Troy, New York, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified masters’s architecture students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at RPI, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at RPI are $58,325, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full RPI 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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