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Architecture.
Master's Degree•105 Institutions
Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.
Annual Full Cost vs. Median Earnings
Each dot represents one program at an institution. Shows the spread of annual sticker price (or net price if sticker price is unavailable) vs earnings 4 years post-grad.
Field Median ($68,840)
P25-P75 Interval ($56,302 - $75,242)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Breakeven Line (0% ROI)
Institution | State | Earnings | Avg Net Price | Median Debt | Lifetime Value Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gainesville | FL | $88,820 Nat: $74,139 4yr Post-Grad | $6,541 /yr | $44,685 | +$130k |
Salt Lake City | UT | $83,978 Nat: $74,139 4yr Post-Grad | $16,200 /yr | - | +$70k |
San Luis Obispo | CA | $80,022 Nat: $74,139 2yr Post-Grad | $16,665 /yr | - | +$63k |
Columbus | OH | $82,952 Nat: $74,139 4yr Post-Grad | $17,339 /yr | $31,806 | +$59k |
Blacksburg | VA | $84,023 Nat: $74,139 4yr Post-Grad | $24,953 /yr | $44,712 | +$54k |
Boston Architectural College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Boston | MA | $83,817 Nat: $74,139 4yr Post-Grad | $25,865 /yr | $64,681 | +$51k |
Houston | TX | $80,510 Nat: $74,139 4yr Post-Grad | $14,276 /yr | - | +$43k |
Ithaca | NY | $83,284 Nat: $74,139 4yr Post-Grad | $28,690 /yr | - | +$41k |
Notre Dame | IN | $82,270 Nat: $74,139 4yr Post-Grad | $26,780 /yr | $79,525 | +$36k |
Riverside | CA | $81,768 Nat: $74,139 4yr Post-Grad | $26,285 /yr | - | +$32k |
Los Angeles | CA | $78,757 Nat: $74,139 4yr Post-Grad | $12,548 /yr | - | +$31k |
Carbondale | IL | $78,062 Nat: $74,139 4yr Post-Grad | $13,297 /yr | $30,233 | +$24k |
Austin | TX | $79,350 Nat: $74,139 4yr Post-Grad | $19,857 /yr | $69,004 | +$23k |
College Park | MD | $78,226 Nat: $74,139 4yr Post-Grad | $15,678 /yr | - | +$21k |
Seattle | WA | $77,526 Nat: $74,139 4yr Post-Grad | $14,091 /yr | $91,538 | +$17k |
College Station | TX | $78,997 Nat: $74,139 4yr Post-Grad | $21,315 /yr | - | +$17k |
Scottsdale | AZ | - Nat: $74,139 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
San Diego | CA | - Nat: $74,139 | $52,570 /yr | - | -$0 |
University of the District of Columbia ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Washington | DC | - Nat: $74,139 | $10,648 /yr | - | -$0 |
Coral Gables | FL | - Nat: $74,139 | $37,244 /yr | - | -$0 |
Baton Rouge | LA | - Nat: $74,139 | $19,151 /yr | - | -$0 |
Baltimore | MD | - Nat: $74,139 | $14,985 /yr | - | -$0 |
Amherst | MA | - Nat: $74,139 | $22,383 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boston | MA | - Nat: $74,139 | $24,100 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bloomfield Hills | MI | - Nat: $74,139 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Big Rapids | MI | - Nat: $74,139 | $8,624 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lincoln | NE | - Nat: $74,139 | $17,747 /yr | - | -$0 |
Princeton | NJ | - Nat: $74,139 | $6,128 /yr | - | -$0 |
Troy | NY | - Nat: $74,139 | $36,228 /yr | - | -$0 |
Rochester | NY | - Nat: $74,139 | $34,906 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bowling Green | OH | - Nat: $74,139 | $24,022 /yr | - | -$0 |
Norman | OK | - Nat: $74,139 | $15,300 /yr | - | -$0 |
University Park | PA | - Nat: $74,139 | $32,875 /yr | - | -$0 |
Philadelphia | PA | - Nat: $74,139 | $28,928 /yr | - | -$0 |
Brookings | SD | - Nat: $74,139 | $19,841 /yr | - | -$0 |
Memphis | TN | - Nat: $74,139 | $12,397 /yr | - | -$0 |
Houston | TX | - Nat: $74,139 | $13,370 /yr | - | -$0 |
Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Gurabo | PR | - Nat: $74,139 | $7,051 /yr | - | -$0 |
Denver | CO | $74,820 Nat: $74,139 4yr Post-Grad | $11,900 /yr | $66,290 | -$2k |
Clemson | SC | $76,905 Nat: $74,139 4yr Post-Grad | $22,253 /yr | - | -$3k |
The University of Texas at Arlington ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Arlington | TX | $74,622 Nat: $74,139 4yr Post-Grad | $13,951 /yr | $31,000 | -$8k |
Cincinnati | OH | $76,450 Nat: $74,139 4yr Post-Grad | $25,648 /yr | - | -$13k |
Lubbock | TX | $74,979 Nat: $74,139 4yr Post-Grad | $19,070 /yr | $26,578 | -$14k |
Tallahassee | FL | $73,496 Nat: $74,139 4yr Post-Grad | $13,739 /yr | - | -$17k |
West Hartford | CT | $76,853 Nat: $74,139 4yr Post-Grad | $30,282 /yr | - | -$18k |
Los Angeles | CA | $78,626 Nat: $74,139 4yr Post-Grad | $43,923 /yr | - | -$28k |
Portland State University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Portland | OR | $71,002 Nat: $74,139 4yr Post-Grad | $9,552 /yr | - | -$32k |
Minneapolis | MN | $72,487 Nat: $74,139 4yr Post-Grad | $16,778 /yr | - | -$32k |
Tampa | FL | $70,924 Nat: $74,139 4yr Post-Grad | $9,812 /yr | $59,989 | -$33k |
Detroit | MI | $71,282 Nat: $74,139 4yr Post-Grad | $15,232 /yr | $30,500 | -$39k |
Milwaukee | WI | $70,937 Nat: $74,139 4yr Post-Grad | $15,014 /yr | - | -$42k |
Kent | OH | $71,894 Nat: $74,139 4yr Post-Grad | $20,787 /yr | $29,937 | -$44k |
Lawrence | KS | $71,293 Nat: $74,139 4yr Post-Grad | $18,059 /yr | $20,500 | -$45k |
Charlotte | NC | $70,585 Nat: $74,139 4yr Post-Grad | $15,435 /yr | - | -$46k |
Bristol | RI | $75,242 Nat: $74,139 4yr Post-Grad | $37,999 /yr | $61,236 | -$46k |
Eugene | OR | $71,724 Nat: $74,139 4yr Post-Grad | $22,182 /yr | $87,738 | -$48k |
Bozeman | MT | $71,784 Nat: $74,139 4yr Post-Grad | $22,499 /yr | - | -$48k |
Miami | FL | $68,932 Nat: $74,139 4yr Post-Grad | $9,288 /yr | $30,750 | -$49k |
Northfield | VT | $71,564 Nat: $74,139 4yr Post-Grad | $22,257 /yr | - | -$50k |
Boston | MA | $74,049 Nat: $74,139 4yr Post-Grad | $34,170 /yr | $20,500 | -$50k |
Lexington | KY | $69,700 Nat: $74,139 4yr Post-Grad | $18,851 /yr | - | -$60k |
Chicago | IL | $67,711 Nat: $74,139 4yr Post-Grad | $10,974 /yr | - | -$63k |
Raleigh | NC | $68,840 Nat: $74,139 4yr Post-Grad | $17,303 /yr | $48,033 | -$65k |
New Orleans | LA | $72,973 Nat: $74,139 4yr Post-Grad | $39,949 /yr | - | -$70k |
Judson University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Elgin | IL | $68,365 Nat: $74,139 4yr Post-Grad | $18,558 /yr | - | -$71k |
Chicago | IL | $74,629 Nat: $74,139 4yr Post-Grad | $49,790 /yr | - | -$74k |
San Antonio | TX | $66,397 Nat: $74,139 4yr Post-Grad | $10,836 /yr | $31,166 | -$74k |
Cambridge | MA | $65,238 Nat: $74,139 2yr Post-Grad | $20,111 /yr | - | -$78k |
Prairie View A & M University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Prairie View | TX | $65,641 Nat: $74,139 4yr Post-Grad | $13,570 /yr | $23,801 | -$86k |
Fargo | ND | $66,004 Nat: $74,139 4yr Post-Grad | $15,543 /yr | $20,293 | -$87k |
Berkeley | CA | $63,005 Nat: $74,139 2yr Post-Grad | $13,481 /yr | - | -$87k |
Buffalo | NY | $66,761 Nat: $74,139 4yr Post-Grad | $20,995 /yr | - | -$90k |
New York | NY | $63,362 Nat: $74,139 2yr Post-Grad | $21,590 /yr | - | -$98k |
Pomona | CA | $61,218 Nat: $74,139 2yr Post-Grad | $11,531 /yr | - | -$100k |
Moscow | ID | $63,941 Nat: $74,139 4yr Post-Grad | $14,831 /yr | - | -$104k |
Cambridge | MA | $62,064 Nat: $74,222 2yr Post-Grad | $19,066 /yr | - | -$106k |
New Haven | CT | $62,012 Nat: $74,139 2yr Post-Grad | $23,777 /yr | - | -$115k |
Lafayette | LA | $62,384 Nat: $74,139 4yr Post-Grad | $13,530 /yr | - | -$116k |
Hampton | VA | $64,180 Nat: $74,139 4yr Post-Grad | $25,319 /yr | $28,169 | -$121k |
Berrien Springs | MI | $59,169 Nat: $74,139 2yr Post-Grad | $12,547 /yr | - | -$121k |
New York | NY | $56,302 Nat: $74,139 2yr Post-Grad | $3,776 /yr | - | -$133k |
Atlanta | GA | $56,776 Nat: $74,139 2yr Post-Grad | $12,116 /yr | - | -$143k |
Los Angeles | CA | $59,948 Nat: $74,222 2yr Post-Grad | $32,740 /yr | - | -$151k |
Newark | NJ | $55,964 Nat: $74,139 2yr Post-Grad | $16,504 /yr | - | -$159k |
Ann Arbor | MI | $54,855 Nat: $74,139 2yr Post-Grad | $13,138 /yr | - | -$164k |
Champaign | IL | $53,839 Nat: $74,139 2yr Post-Grad | $14,355 /yr | - | -$176k |
Chicago | IL | $54,600 Nat: $74,139 2yr Post-Grad | $18,425 /yr | - | -$176k |
Charlottesville | VA | $55,151 Nat: $74,139 2yr Post-Grad | $21,565 /yr | - | -$176k |
Philadelphia | PA | $55,693 Nat: $74,139 2yr Post-Grad | $28,699 /yr | - | -$184k |
Pullman | WA | $53,045 Nat: $74,139 2yr Post-Grad | $14,971 /yr | - | -$185k |
Las Vegas | NV | $50,105 Nat: $74,222 2yr Post-Grad | $10,359 /yr | - | -$205k |
New York | NY | $59,124 Nat: $74,139 2yr Post-Grad | $58,741 /yr | - | -$206k |
St. Louis | MO | $52,107 Nat: $74,222 2yr Post-Grad | $21,786 /yr | - | -$207k |
Muncie | IN | $50,515 Nat: $74,222 2yr Post-Grad | $14,940 /yr | - | -$210k |
Burbank | CA | $53,358 Nat: $74,139 2yr Post-Grad | $33,692 /yr | - | -$216k |
Oxford | OH | $52,107 Nat: $74,139 2yr Post-Grad | $28,384 /yr | - | -$219k |
San Francisco | CA | $56,776 Nat: $74,139 2yr Post-Grad | $53,909 /yr | - | -$220k |
Knoxville | TN | $49,621 Nat: $74,139 2yr Post-Grad | $18,976 /yr | - | -$226k |
Ruston | LA | $47,260 Nat: $74,139 2yr Post-Grad | $11,864 /yr | - | -$237k |
Manhattan | KS | $48,432 Nat: $74,139 2yr Post-Grad | $19,406 /yr | - | -$239k |
Albuquerque | NM | $47,260 Nat: $74,139 2yr Post-Grad | $15,489 /yr | - | -$243k |
Ames | IA | $47,260 Nat: $74,139 2yr Post-Grad | $18,589 /yr | - | -$249k |
Tucson | AZ | $46,673 Nat: $74,139 2yr Post-Grad | $16,674 /yr | - | -$251k |
San Juan | PR | $44,338 Nat: $74,139 4yr Post-Grad | $9,175 /yr | $13,500 | -$279k |
Providence | RI | $48,198 Nat: $74,139 2yr Post-Grad | $50,507 /yr | - | -$298k |
Analysis Notes:
- Lifetime Value Added: Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median bachelor's degree holder, accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes.
- Avg Net Price: The average price paid by students who receive federal financial aid (grants/loans).Note: For graduate programs, the institution's average undergraduate net price is used as a proxy for annual cost, which may differ from actual graduate tuition and net price.
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator, or for more sophisticated analysis, the Guided ROI Interview, with your specific estimates of cost and salary.