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2022 Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid

7 Ranked Colleges
618 Degrees Awarded
$38,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master's in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 17,480 people earned their degree in architecture and related services, making the major the 28th most popular in the United States. 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 Massachusetts, there were 1,145 architecture and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,063 and $41,244 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 618 architecture and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,240 and $41,137 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in architecture and related services. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent architecture and related services programs, but they also 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.

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid.

#1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid list. Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 139 masters’s architecture and related services degrees in 2019-2020.

MIT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Massachusetts Institute of Technology are $56,719, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full MIT Architecture & Related Services Report

#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the #2 spot on the list. Harvard University is a large school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts that handed out 186 masters’s architecture and related services degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our massachusetts master’s degree architecture & related services students with aid list, Harvard has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard University are $50,654, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #3 spot on the list. Amherst, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s architecture and related services degrees to 30 students in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Amherst are $32,341.

Full University of Massachusetts Amherst Architecture & Related Services Report

#4

Boston Architectural College

Boston, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston Architectural College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 112 degrees to qualified masters’s architecture and related services students in 2019-2020.

Boston Architectural College also made our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Boston Architectural College are $25,970.

Read more about Architecture & Related Services at Boston Architectural College

#5

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 34 masters’s architecture and related services degrees in 2019-2020.

Northeastern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern are $25,558.

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#6

Suffolk University

Boston, Massachusetts

Suffolk University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid ranking. Suffolk is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 11 masters’s architecture and related services degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Suffolk, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Suffolk are $40,238, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

Wentworth Institute of Technology

Boston, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

Wentworth Institute of Technology ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid list. Wentworth Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 54 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

WIT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wentworth Institute of Technology are $38,600, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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