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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Architecture in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

9 Ranked Colleges
157 Degrees Awarded
$30,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master's in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Far Western US region, there were 684 general architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,788 and $52,104 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 157 general architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 9 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree architecture students with aid.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Architecture in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid. Seattle, Washington is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s architecture degrees to 37 students in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW Seattle are $30,294, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the #2 spot on the list. UC Berkeley is a large school located in Berkeley, California that handed out 6 masters’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Berkeley also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UC Berkeley are $29,347.

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#3

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Los Angeles. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid. University of California - Los Angeles is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s architecture degrees to qualified students.

UCLA also made our “Best General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Los Angeles are $28,131, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State Polytechnic University - Pomona. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid. Cal Poly Pomona is a large public school situated in Pomona, California. It awarded 7 masters’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cal Poly Pomona, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona are $18,377, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Portland State University

Portland, Oregon

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Portland State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Portland, Oregon is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s architecture degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Portland State University, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Portland State University are $23,784.

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With a ranking of #6, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is located in San Luis Obispo, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s architecture degrees to qualified students.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also made our “Best General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are $21,009.

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#7

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon

University of Oregon did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. UO is a large public school situated in Eugene, Oregon. It awarded 55 masters’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

UO also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oregon are $29,991, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8

Woodbury University

Burbank, California

With a ranking of #8, Woodbury University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. Woodbury is located in Burbank, California and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s architecture degrees to qualified students.

Woodbury not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Woodbury are $41,670.

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#9

California College of the Arts

San Francisco, California

California College of the Arts did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #9. San Francisco, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s architecture degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

California College of the Arts also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at California College of the Arts are $53,795, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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