2023 Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Architecture & Related Services Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 1,036 degrees and certificates were awarded to architecture and related services students who went to a Massachusetts college or university. This makes it the #22 most popular major in the state.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Architecture/Urban Planning Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Massachusetts 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.
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 for a Master's in Architecture/Urban Planning
Our analysis found University of Massachusetts Amherst to be the best value school for architecture and related services students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Massachusetts. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMass Amherst are $16,251 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston Architectural College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston Architectural College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Boston Architectural College graduate students pay an average of $26,220 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 4 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts Institute of Technology landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at MIT are $58,967 per year.
MIT also made our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list, coming in at #1.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Harvard University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.
Harvard graduate students pay an average of $52,170 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Harvard also made our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list, coming in at #2.
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Request InformationBest Value Architecture & Related Services Colleges in the New England Region
Explore all the Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New Hampshire | 47 |
| Maine | 14 |
| Rhode Island | 282 |
| Connecticut | 126 |
| Vermont | 41 |
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Architecture & Related Services Related Majors for Architecture & Related Services
Architecture & Related Services Majors to Study
| 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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 4 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.