2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Architecture & Related Services (Income $75-$110k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

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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 the Rocky Mountains region, there were 681 architecture and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,167 and $31,946 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 206 architecture and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in architecture and related services. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality architecture and related services 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 architecture and related services 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 & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Architecture & Related Services (Income $75-$110k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah

#1 in overall quality

$24,695 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and it awarded 19 masters’s architecture and related services degrees in 2019-2020.

U of U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Utah are $24,695, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Architecture & Related Services at University of Utah

#2

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

Denver, Colorado

#2 in overall quality

$23,915 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s architecture and related services degrees to 130 students in 2019-2020.

CU Anschutz also took the #2 spot in our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus are $23,915, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full CU Anschutz Architecture & Related Services Report

#3

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho

#3 in overall quality

$29,112 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Idaho. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Moscow, Idaho, this fairly large public school awarded 24 diplomas to qualified masters’s architecture and related services students in 2019-2020.

U of I also took the #3 spot in our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at U of I are $29,112.

Read full report on Architecture & Related Services at University of Idaho

#4

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana

#4 in overall quality

$21,446 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Bozeman, Montana, this fairly large public school handed out 32 degrees to qualified masters’s architecture and related services students in 2019-2020.

MSU Bozeman did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Montana State University are $21,446, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Architecture & Related Services at MSU Bozeman

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Architecture & Related Services (Income $75-$110k)

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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