2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Architecture & Related Services (Income $30-$48k) in District of Columbia

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Architecture & Related Services is the 28th most popular major in the country with 17,480 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, architecture and related services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $47,294 and had an average of $39,729 in loans still to pay off.

Across District of Columbia, there were 134 architecture and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $50,900 and $38,795 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 65 architecture and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,525 and $61,455 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in architecture and related services. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great architecture and related services programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the architecture and related services program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The architecture & related services school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Architecture & Related Services (Income $30-$48k) in District of Columbia

#1

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$53,591 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgetown University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 25 degrees to qualified masters’s architecture and related services students in 2019-2020.

Georgetown also took the #1 spot in our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgetown University are $53,591, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Architecture & Related Services at Georgetown

#2

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia

$50,340 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Catholic University of America landed the #2 spot on the list. Catholic University of America is a medium-sized school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 19 masters’s architecture and related services degrees in 2019-2020.

CUA also made our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Catholic University of America are $50,340, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Architecture & Related Services at Catholic University of America

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Architecture & Related Services (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Architecture & Related Services (Income $30-$48k)

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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