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Best Value General Architecture Master's Degree Schools in New York

2023 Best Value General Architecture Master's Degree Schools in New York

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$37,207 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$53,392 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Architecture Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 212 degrees and certificates were awarded to general architecture students who went to a New York college or university. This makes it the #165 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value General Architecture Master's Degree Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in New York to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for architecture students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Best New York Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in General Architecture

#1

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

Our 2023 rankings named University at Buffalo the best value school in New York for general architecture students working on their master’s degree. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at University at Buffalo are $14,388 a year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general architecture schools in New York. RPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Troy.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at RPI are $60,026 a year.

RPI excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in New York list.

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Best Value General Architecture Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value General Architecture Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 154
Maryland 141
New Jersey 70
District of Columbia 107

One of 8 majors within the area of study, general architecture has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Architecture

Related Major Annual Graduates
Architectural Sciences & Technology 6,781
Urban & Regional Planning 2,419
Landscape Architecture 905
Environmental Design 741
Interior Architecture 728

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Danichou.

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