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Master's+7% vs national median66 grads tracked

Architecture and Related Services at Massachusetts College of Art and Design

Ranked 8th of 53 master's programs in Architecture and Related Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$56,877
middle 50%: $41,244 – $62,643
Median · 5 years out
$80,729
middle 50%: $60,961 – $94,389
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Architecture and Related Services (master's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Massachusetts College of Art and Design's master's program in Architecture and Related Services earn a median $56,877 one year after graduating, rising to $80,729 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 7% above the national median of $75,580 for this field, ranking 8th of 53 reporting programs.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.

Will the degree pay for itself?

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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
5.2 yrs
≈ $5,804 total interest

Same major at other universities

City College of New York - CUNY
$86,291 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
$84,173 · 5 yrs out
Portland State University
$82,929 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Arlington
$81,889 · 5 yrs out
Arizona State University
$81,389 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Austin
$80,842 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
$80,350 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Albany
$79,032 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston
$78,899 · 5 yrs out
University of Utah
$78,843 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University
$78,613 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Chicago
$78,610 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Massachusetts College of Art and Design

Visual and Performing Arts (Certificate)
$78,843 · 5 yrs out
Design and Applied Arts (Certificate)
$78,843 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$75,329 · 5 yrs out
Architecture and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$64,666 · 5 yrs out
Environmental Design (Bachelor's)
$64,666 · 5 yrs out
Visual and Performing Arts (Master's)
$61,827 · 5 yrs out
Design and Applied Arts (Bachelor's)
$61,375 · 5 yrs out
Visual and Performing Arts (Bachelor's)
$52,806 · 5 yrs out
Education (Bachelor's)
$52,508 · 5 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Bachelor's)
$52,508 · 5 yrs out
Film/Video and Photographic Arts (Bachelor's)
$51,078 · 5 yrs out
Fine and Studio Arts (Bachelor's)
$47,138 · 5 yrs out

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