2024 Best General Architecture Schools in the Far Western US Region
8Colleges in the Far Western US Region
596Architecture Degrees Awarded
$52,031Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in general architecture, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #127 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual reviewed 8 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of general architecture. Combined, these schools handed out 596 degrees in general architecture to qualified students.
The architecture program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Architecture rankings. We derive our Best Overall General Architecture School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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Best Schools for General Architecture in the Far Western US Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the architecture degrees they offer, see the list below.
It's hard to beat University of California - Berkeley if you want to pursue a degree in general architecture. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Berkeley. A Best Colleges rank of #18 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UC Berkeley is a great university overall.
There were roughly 129 general architecture students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent year we have data available. General Architecture degree recipients from University of California - Berkeley get an earnings boost of about $5,560 above the average income of general architecture graduates.
University of California - Los Angeles is a good choice for students interested in a degree in general architecture. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #26 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.
There were roughly 26 general architecture students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the architecture program state that they receive average early career earnings of $53,431.
University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in general architecture. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.
There were about 46 general architecture students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the architecture program earn around $50,615 in their early career salary.
Every student who is interested in general architecture needs to take a look at University of Southern California. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means USC is a great university overall.
There were about 11 general architecture students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the general architecture major at University of Southern California get $3,883 above the standard college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
Cal Poly Pomona is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Pomona. This university ranks 65th out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 102 general architecture students who graduated with this degree at Cal Poly Pomona in the most recent year we have data available. General Architecture degree recipients from California State Polytechnic University - Pomona receive an earnings boost of approximately $4,195 above the typical income of general architecture majors.
UO is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Eugene. This university ranks 2nd out of 30 schools for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were roughly 100 general architecture students who graduated with this degree at UO in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, architecture degree recipients typically earn about $50,135 in the first five years of their career.
Located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 17th out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 2 general architecture students who graduated with this degree at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the general architecture major at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo earn $3,683 above the average college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.
UH Manoa is a fairly large public university located in the city of Honolulu. This university ranks 2nd out of 12 colleges for overall quality in the state of Hawaii.
There were roughly 16 general architecture students who graduated with this degree at UH Manoa in the most recent year we have data available. Those general architecture students who get their degree from University of Hawaii at Manoa make $2,203 more than the typical architecture grad.
Portland State University is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Portland. This university ranks 7th out of 30 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were approximately 64 general architecture students who graduated with this degree at Portland State University in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the architecture program earn around $40,422 in their early career salary.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
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The architecture program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Architecture rankings. We derive our Best Overall General Architecture School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
