2023 Best Value Architectural Sciences Schools in Massachusetts
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Architectural Sciences & Technology School for You
In 2020-2021, 634 degrees and certificates were awarded to architectural sciences and technology students who went to a Massachusetts college or university. This makes it the #58 most popular major in the state.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
The Best Value Architectural Sciences Schools in Massachusetts ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Massachusetts to see which programs offered the best value experiences for architect science students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Massachusetts Schools for Affordable Quality in Architectural Sciences
Our analysis found University of Massachusetts Amherst to be the best value school for architectural sciences and technology students who want to pursue a degree in Massachusetts. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMass Amherst are $16,439 a year. While working on their degree, architect science majors at UMass Amherst accumulate an average of around $25,000 in student debt.
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Out of the 5 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston Architectural College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Boston, Boston Architectural College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Boston Architectural College are $22,144 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Architectural Sciences Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
MIT undergraduate students pay an average of $55,878 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
MIT also took the #1 spot in our Best Architectural Sciences Schools in Massachusetts rankings.
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The excellent programs at Harvard University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best architectural sciences and technology schools in Massachusetts. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.
Harvard undergraduate students pay an average of $55,587 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Harvard also took the #3 spot in our Best Architectural Sciences Schools in Massachusetts rankings.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Wentworth Institute of Technology is a great value for architectural sciences and technology students. Located in the city of Boston, WIT is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
WIT undergraduate students pay an average of $37,650 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Request InformationBest Value Architectural Sciences & Technology Colleges in the New England Region
Explore all the Best Value Architectural Sciences & Technology Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Connecticut | 60 |
| Rhode Island | 145 |
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Majors Related to Architect Science
Architectural Sciences & Technology is one of 8 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Architecture | 4,982 |
| Urban & Regional Planning | 2,419 |
| Landscape Architecture | 905 |
| Environmental Design | 741 |
| Interior Architecture | 728 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.
- 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 the rest 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).
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