2022 Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $75-$110k

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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 $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in general architecture. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general architecture 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 general architecture program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Architecture (Income $75-$110k) in New York

#1

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York

$26,028 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$52,822 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Buffalo landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Buffalo, New York, this large public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified masters’s architecture students in 2019-2020.

University at Buffalo did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. 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

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute landed the #2 spot on the list. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Troy, New York. It awarded 12 masters’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

RPI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at RPI are $58,325, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Architecture (Income $75-$110k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Architecture (Income $75-$110k)

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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