You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a degree in architectural studies. It is ranked #1371 out of 1506 major degree programs in terms of popularity. This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.
College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Architectural Studies Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 5 degrees in architectural studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.
The architectural studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Architectural Studies Schools.
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Best Schools for Architectural Studies in the United States
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 architectural studies degrees they offer, see the list below.
Rice University is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in architectural studies. Rice is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Houston. A Best Colleges rank of #16 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Rice is a great university overall.
There were approximately 1 architectural studies students who graduated with this degree at Rice in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student who is interested in architectural studies needs to check out University of Houston. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were about 1 architectural studies students who graduated with this degree at UH in the most recent year we have data available.
Washington University in St Louis is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in architectural studies. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.More information about a degree in architectural studies from Washington University in St Louis
Architectural Studies by Region
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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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