2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Architecture (Other) in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Architecture (Other) is the 306th most popular major in the country with 233 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, architecture (other) graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $40,300 and had an average of $24,848 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 42 architecture (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,850 and $25,496 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 16 architecture (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in architecture (other). Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent architecture (other) programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the architecture (other) program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Architecture (Other) in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

#1

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy, New York

$58,325 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 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, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute landed the #1 spot on the list. RPI is located in Troy, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s architecture degrees to qualified students.

RPI also made our “Best Architecture (Other) Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at RPI are $58,325, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Architecture (Other) Report

#2

New York University

New York, New York

#1 in overall quality

$36,892 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. New York University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 9 masters’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

NYU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Architecture (Other) Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NYU are $36,892, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full New York University Architecture (Other) Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Architecture (Other) (With Aid)

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Lorenzo Cafaro.

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