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2022 Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts

6 Ranked Colleges
618 Degrees Awarded
$38,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master's in Massachusetts

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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” ranking looked at 6 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 Massachusetts”.

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The colleges and universities below are the best for massachusetts master’s degree architecture & related services students.

#1

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts list. UMass Amherst is a public institution located in Amherst, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 30 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Amherst are $32,341, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UMass Amherst Architecture & Related Services Report

#2

Boston Architectural College

Boston, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston Architectural College landed the #2 spot on the list. Boston Architectural College is a small school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 112 masters’s architecture and related services degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston Architectural College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston Architectural College are $25,970, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Architecture & Related Services at Boston Architectural College

#3

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 34 diplomas to qualified masters’s architecture and related services students in 2019-2020.

Northeastern also made our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern University are $25,558.

Full Northeastern University Architecture & Related Services Report

#4

Wentworth Institute of Technology

Boston, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wentworth Institute of Technology. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts. Wentworth Institute of Technology is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 54 masters’s architecture and related services degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WIT, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Wentworth Institute of Technology are $38,600.

Read more about Architecture & Related Services at Wentworth Institute of Technology

#5

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts list. Harvard University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 186 masters’s architecture and related services degrees in 2019-2020.

Harvard not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard are $50,654, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

Massachusetts Institute of Technology landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts ranking. Cambridge, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s architecture and related services degrees to 139 students in 2019-2020.

MIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #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 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Architecture & Related Services Report

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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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