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2022 Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k

7 Ranked Colleges
305 Degrees Awarded
$28,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master's in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking.

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 Pennsylvania, there were 757 architecture and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,308 and $41,720 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 305 architecture and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania master’s degree architecture & related services students whose families make $75-$110k.

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 170 diplomas to qualified masters’s architecture and related services students in 2019-2020.

UPenn also made our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at UPenn are $41,760, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Architecture & Related Services at University of Pennsylvania

#2

Marywood University

Scranton, Pennsylvania

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Marywood University landed the #2 spot on the list. Marywood University is a small school located in Scranton, Pennsylvania that handed out 3 masters’s architecture and related services degrees in 2019-2020.

Marywood also made our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Marywood are $11,438, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Marywood University Architecture & Related Services Report

#3

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Carnegie Mellon University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k. Carnegie Mellon is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 25 masters’s architecture and related services degrees to qualified students.

Carnegie Mellon also took the #1 spot in our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon are $47,326.

Full Carnegie Mellon University Architecture & Related Services Report

#4

Chatham University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Chatham University landed the #4 spot on the list. Chatham is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Chatham not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Chatham University are $18,836.

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#5

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the #5 spot on the list. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s architecture and related services degrees to 36 students in 2019-2020.

Temple did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple University are $24,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Architecture & Related Services at Temple

#6

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

Thomas Jefferson University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k list. Thomas Jefferson University is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 35 masters’s architecture and related services degrees to qualified students.

Thomas Jefferson University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Thomas Jefferson University are $21,978.

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#7

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

Drexel University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k list. Drexel University is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 16 masters’s architecture and related services degrees in 2019-2020.

Drexel not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel are $37,074, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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