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Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Master's Degree Schools in New York

2023 Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Master's Degree Schools in New York

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$34,764 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,907 Avg Salary

Architecture & Related Services is the #24 most popular major in New York with 1,677 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Master's Degree Schools in New York ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in New York to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for architecture and related services students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees 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 Architecture/Urban Planning

Our 2023 rankings named The City College of New York the best value school in New York for architecture and related services students working on their master’s degree. CCNY is a large public school located in the large city of New York.

CCNY graduate students pay an average of $11,402 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Cornell University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cornell are $30,006 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Cornell is ranked #1 for overall quality for architecture and related services in New York.

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New York University

New York, NY

The excellent master’s degree programs at New York University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value architecture and related services schools in New York. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

NYU graduate students pay an average of $38,206 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, NYU is ranked #5 for overall quality for architecture and related services in New York.

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#4

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

The excellent master’s degree programs at University at Buffalo helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value architecture and related services schools in New York. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Columbia graduate students pay an average of $52,924 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Columbia also made our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Master’s Degree Schools in New York list, coming in at #4.

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Pratt Institute - Main

Brooklyn, NY

Pratt Institute - Main came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Pratt Institute is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Brooklyn.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Pratt Institute are $36,396 per year.

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for architecture and related services students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. RPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Troy.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at RPI are $60,026 per year.

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

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Explore all the Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 260
Pennsylvania 883
Maryland 194
Delaware 9
District of Columbia 132

Major Annual Graduates
Architectural Sciences & Technology 6,781
General Architecture 4,982
Urban & Regional Planning 2,419
Landscape Architecture 905
Environmental Design 741
Interior Architecture 728
Real Estate Development 420
Architecture (Other) 202
Architectural History 147

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 254,454
Engineering 198,468
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Engineering Technologies 85,188
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 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 Lorenzo Cafaro.

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