25 Most Popular Colleges for Architectural Sciences Master’s Degree Programs

Around 1,916 master’s degrees are awarded each year to architectural sciences and technology majors. These schools have the largest programs in the field.

Graduate students at Columbia can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Columbia University in the City of New York

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$44,864	$44,864
Fees for Full-Time Students	$2,092	$2,092
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,704	$1,704

Across all programs, there were 2,805 graduate assistants at the school in 2017-2018. Of that number, 1,869 were classified as teaching assistants, and 936 were classified as research assistants.

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending UPenn.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Pennsylvania

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$33,604	$33,604
Fees for Full-Time Students	$3,530	$3,530
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,651	$1,651

In 2017-2018, UPenn reported having 81 graduate assistants across all departments at the school. Of that number, 71 were classified as teaching assistants, and 10 were classified as research assistants.

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending U of Michigan.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$22,368	$45,156
Fees for Full-Time Students	$328	$328
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,201	$2,467

The school reported having 3,898 graduate assistants for all departments combined in 2017-2018. Of that number, 1,972 were classified as teaching assistants, and 1,881 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Here are the average costs for graduate students at Harvard.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Harvard University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$44,816	$44,816
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,142	$1,142
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,401	$1,401

There were 2,182 graduate assistants at the school (in all programs combined) in 2017-2018. Of that number, 1,268 were classified as teaching assistants, and 867 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

These are the average costs for graduate students attending SCI-Arc.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Southern California Institute of Architecture

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$42,700	$42,700
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,100	$1,100
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,294	$1,294

In 2017-2018, there were 21 graduate assistants in all departments combined at the school. Of that number, 21 were classified as teaching assistants, and 0 were classified as research assistants.

These are the average costs for graduate students attending Georgia Tech.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$13,788	$28,568
Fees for Full-Time Students	$2,010	$2,010
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$575	$1,191

In 2017-2018, the school reported the combined number of graduate assistants across all departments to be 3,839. Of that number, 1,142 were classified as teaching assistants, and 2,494 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending USC.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Southern California

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$43,200	$43,200
Fees for Full-Time Students	$813	$813
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,800	$1,800

There were 2,039 graduate assistants at the school (in all programs combined) in 2017-2018. Of that number, 698 were classified as teaching assistants, and 1,341 were classified as research assistants.

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending WUSTL.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Washington University in St Louis

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$50,650	$50,650
Fees for Full-Time Students	$375	$375
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$2,110	$2,110

Across all programs, there were 1,405 graduate assistants at the school in 2017-2018. Of that number, 731 were classified as teaching assistants, and 674 were classified as research assistants.

Here are the average costs for graduate students at Pratt Institute.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Pratt Institute - Main

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$30,384	$30,384
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,974	$1,974
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,713	$1,713

Graduate students at UIUC can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$15,186	$28,773
Fees for Full-Time Students	$3,038	$3,038
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$552	$1,025

In 2017-2018, there were 5,627 graduate assistants in all departments combined at the school. Of that number, 2,786 were classified as teaching assistants, and 2,583 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending RISD.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Rhode Island School of Design

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$48,210	$48,210
Fees for Full-Time Students	$260	$260
Part-Time per Credit Hour	Not Reported	Not Reported

In 2017-2018, RISD reported having 228 graduate assistants across all departments at the school. Of that number, 147 were classified as teaching assistants, and 7 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

These are the average costs for graduate students attending MIT.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$49,580	$49,580
Fees for Full-Time Students	$3,312	$3,312
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$770	$770

The school reported having 3,328 graduate assistants for all departments combined in 2017-2018. Of that number, 713 were classified as teaching assistants, and 2,615 were classified as research assistants.

Here are the average costs for graduate students at Cornell.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Cornell University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$29,500	$29,500
Fees for Full-Time Students	$85	$85
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,410	$1,410

In 2017-2018, the school reported the combined number of graduate assistants across all departments to be 2,579. Of that number, 1,486 were classified as teaching assistants, and 1,093 were classified as research assistants.

Graduate students at Lawrence Tech can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Lawrence Technological University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$19,638	$19,638
Fees for Full-Time Students	$150	$150
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,091	$1,091

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending UCLA.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of California - Los Angeles

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$11,502	$26,604
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,501	$1,501
Part-Time per Credit Hour	Not Reported	Not Reported

Across all programs, there were 5,296 graduate assistants at the school in 2017-2018. Of that number, 2,638 were classified as teaching assistants, and 1,303 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Graduate students at SCAD can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Savannah College of Art and Design

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$36,765	$36,765
Fees for Full-Time Students	$500	$500
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$817	$817

These are the average costs for graduate students attending Syracuse.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Syracuse University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$36,000	$36,000
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,276	$1,276
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,500	$1,500

In 2017-2018, the school reported the combined number of graduate assistants across all departments to be 1,153. Of that number, 780 were classified as teaching assistants, and 319 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending ASU - Tempe.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Arizona State University - Tempe

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$11,240	$24,320
Fees for Full-Time Students	$698	$698
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$784	$1,216

In 2017-2018, there were 3,360 graduate assistants in all departments combined at the school. Of that number, 2,350 were classified as teaching assistants, and 982 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Here are the average costs for graduate students at Cincinnati.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$12,790	$24,532
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,678	$1,678
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$640	$1,227

In 2017-2018, Cincinnati reported having 1,822 graduate assistants across all departments at the school. Of that number, 1,075 were classified as teaching assistants, and 599 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending UW Seattle.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$15,207	$27,255
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,065	$1,065
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$724	$1,298

There were 2,670 graduate assistants at the school (in all programs combined) in 2017-2018. Of that number, 1,017 were classified as teaching assistants, and 1,574 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

These are the average costs for graduate students attending MSU Bozeman.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Montana State University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$4,941	$16,805
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,437	$1,653
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$388	$1,096

The school reported having 749 graduate assistants for all departments combined in 2017-2018. Of that number, 428 were classified as teaching assistants, and 321 were classified as research assistants.

Graduate students at New School University can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at The New School

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$44,247	$44,247
Fees for Full-Time Students	$360	$360
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,795	$1,795

The school reported having 820 graduate assistants for all departments combined in 2017-2018. Of that number, 282 were classified as teaching assistants, and 247 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending Thomas Jefferson University.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Thomas Jefferson University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$37,395	$37,395
Fees for Full-Time Students	$890	$890
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,129	$1,129

Here are the average costs for graduate students at Temple.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Temple University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$16,164	$22,158
Fees for Full-Time Students	$890	$890
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$898	$1,231

In 2017-2018, Temple reported having 1,010 graduate assistants across all departments at the school. Of that number, 671 were classified as teaching assistants, and 339 were classified as research assistants.

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending Andrews.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Andrews University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$25,752	$25,752
Fees for Full-Time Students	$770	$770
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,073	$1,073

There were 49 graduate assistants at the school (in all programs combined) in 2017-2018. Of that number, 9 were classified as teaching assistants, and 34 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

These are the average costs for graduate students attending Iowa State.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Iowa State University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$8,944	$22,656
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,134	$1,134
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$497	$1,259

In 2017-2018, the school reported the combined number of graduate assistants across all departments to be 2,878. Of that number, 1,041 were classified as teaching assistants, and 1,697 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending UNLV.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$5,144	$19,332
Fees for Full-Time Students	$632	$632
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$269	$566

In 2017-2018, there were 978 graduate assistants in all departments combined at the school. Of that number, 573 were classified as teaching assistants, and 320 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

A note on these rankings: The colleges above are ranked by the number of graduates in the program meaning the largest programs are at the top. While program popularity does not necessarily indicate quality, it does mean that many students are successfully graduating from the program, thus, making them worthwhile programs to consider.

References

National Center for Education Statistics
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