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2022 Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k

12 Ranked Colleges
172 Degrees Awarded
$26,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Master's For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Architectural Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Architectural Engineering is the 234th most popular major in the country with 938 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, architectural engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $62,977 and had an average of $25,140 in loans still to pay off.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 172 architectural engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a degree in architectural engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great architectural engineering 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 architectural engineering program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 12 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Architectural Engineering (Income $0-$30k)

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is a large public school situated in San Luis Obispo, California. It awarded 6 masters’s architectural engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Architectural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo are $21,009, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Architectural Engineering Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. UNL is a large school located in Lincoln, Nebraska that handed out 35 masters’s architectural engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree architectural engineering students whose families make $0-$30k list, UNL has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Architectural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNL are $19,513, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Nebraska - Lincoln Architectural Engineering Report

#3

University of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming
#10 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wyoming landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Wyoming is a public institution located in Laramie, Wyoming. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree architectural engineering students whose families make $0-$30k list, UW has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Architectural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wyoming are $16,615, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k. K -State is a public institution located in Manhattan, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

K -State also made our “Best Architectural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at K -State are $24,115, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the #5 spot on the list. CU - Boulder is a large public school situated in Boulder, Colorado. It awarded 8 masters’s architectural engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder also made our “Best Architectural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at CU - Boulder are $32,980, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Architectural Engineering at University of Colorado Boulder

#6

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama

Auburn University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Auburn, Alabama, this large public school handed out 28 degrees to qualified masters’s architectural engineering students in 2019-2020.

Auburn did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Architectural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Auburn are $31,956, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

University of Kansas came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. University of Kansas is a large public school situated in Lawrence, Kansas. It awarded 2 masters’s architectural engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree architectural engineering students whose families make $0-$30k list, KU has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Architectural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Kansas Architectural Engineering Report

#8

Milwaukee School of Engineering

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
#6 in overall quality

Milwaukee School of Engineering did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #8. This small school is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it awarded 12 masters’s architectural engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

MSOE also took the #6 spot in our “Best Architectural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at MSOE are $24,188.

Full Milwaukee School of Engineering Architectural Engineering Report

#9 in overall quality

Illinois Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #9. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s architectural engineering degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

Illinois Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Architectural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois Institute of Technology are $30,695, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Architectural Engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology

#10

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, Drexel University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Drexel is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s architectural engineering degrees to qualified students.

Drexel did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Architectural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel University are $37,074, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Architectural Engineering at Drexel

#11

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida

University of Miami did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #11. University of Miami is located in Coral Gables, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s architectural engineering degrees to qualified students.

U Miami also took the #0 spot in our “Best Architectural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Miami are $40,220, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#12

Lawrence Technological University

Southfield, Michigan

Lawrence Technological University landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Lawrence Tech is a small school located in Southfield, Michigan that handed out 8 masters’s architectural engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Lawrence Tech also took the #11 spot in our “Best Architectural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Lawrence Tech are $17,918.

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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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