2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Architecture (Income $48-$75k) in the New England Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 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 $48-$75k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general architecture. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general architecture programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general architecture program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Architecture Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region doctor’s degree architecture students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Architecture (Income $48-$75k) in the New England Region

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts

#2 in overall quality

$50,654 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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the #1 spot on the 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 also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Architecture Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard University are $50,654.

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#2

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut

#2 in overall quality

$44,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yale University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Architecture Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Yale is located in New Haven, Connecticut and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s architecture degrees to qualified students.

Yale did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Architecture Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Yale are $44,500, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts Institute of Technology landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

MIT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Architecture Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at MIT are $56,719, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Architecture (Income $48-$75k)

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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