2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Architecture (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Architecture Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 the New England region, there were 386 general architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,307 and $45,609 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 12 general architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,889 and $109,372 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Architecture Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Architecture Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region doctor’s degree architecture students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Architecture (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region

#1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$56,719 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Architecture Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts Institute of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s architecture students in 2019-2020.

MIT also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Architecture Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Massachusetts Institute of Technology are $56,719, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts

#2 in overall quality

$50,654 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Architecture Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Harvard is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 9 doctorate’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

Harvard not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Architecture Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard University are $50,654.

Read more about General Architecture at Harvard

#3

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut

#2 in overall quality

$44,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Architecture Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in New Haven, Connecticut, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

Yale also made our “Best General Architecture Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Yale University are $44,500.

Read full report on General Architecture at Yale

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Architecture (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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