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2022 Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

6 Ranked Colleges
101 Degrees Awarded
$43,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 645 general architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,980 and $52,336 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 101 general architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 6 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Architecture in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

#1

Princeton University

Princeton, New Jersey

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Princeton University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. Princeton University is a medium-sized school located in Princeton, New Jersey that handed out 11 masters’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

Princeton did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Princeton are $56,470.

Full Princeton University General Architecture Report

#2

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maryland - College Park. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. College Park, Maryland is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s architecture degrees to 30 students in 2019-2020.

UMCP also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMCP are $30,885, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Architecture at UMCP

#3

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s architecture degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree architecture students with aid list, UPenn has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pennsylvania are $41,760, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Architecture at University of Pennsylvania

#4

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University at Buffalo. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. University at Buffalo is a large public school situated in Buffalo, New York. It awarded 9 masters’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree architecture students with aid list, University at Buffalo has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Architecture at University at Buffalo

#5

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Catholic University of America landed the #5 spot on the list. CUA is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 19 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree architecture students with aid list, CUA has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CUA are $50,340.

Full Catholic University of America General Architecture Report

With a ranking of #6, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. RPI is a private not-for-profit institution located in Troy, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree architecture students with aid list, RPI has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are $58,325, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Architecture at RPI

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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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