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2024 Best Architectural History Schools

11 Colleges in the United States
147 Architectural History Degrees Awarded
If you're seeking a degree in architectural history, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #327 one in the country in terms of popularity.As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

College Factual looked at 11 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Architectural History Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 147 degrees in architectural history during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Architectural History School

Best Architectural History Schools The architectural history program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Architectural History rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for architectural history schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your Architectural History Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Architectural History
Master's Degrees in Architectural History
Doctor's Degrees in Architectural History

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Architectural History Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.


 

Best Schools for Architectural History in the United States

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the architectural history degree levels they offer.

10 Top Schools in Architectural History

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Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MA
40.0% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat Harvard University if you want to pursue a degree in architectural history. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #6 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Harvard is a great university overall.

There were approximately 10 architectural history students who graduated with this degree at Harvard in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in architectural history from Harvard University

2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In VA
71.4% Growth in Graduates

University of Virginia - Main Campus is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in architectural history. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #33 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means University of Virginia is a great university overall.

There were approximately 14 architectural history students who graduated with this degree at University of Virginia in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in architectural history from University of Virginia - Main Campus

2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NY

Cornell University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in architectural history. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.

There were approximately 1 architectural history students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in architectural history from Cornell University

3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NY

Columbia University in the City of New York is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in architectural history. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.

There were about 7 architectural history students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in architectural history from Columbia University in the City of New York

4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TX

The University of Texas at Austin is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in architectural history. UT Austin is a very large public university located in the large city of Austin. This university ranks 2nd out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were roughly 1 architectural history students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in architectural history from The University of Texas at Austin

5
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Rice University
Houston, TX
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TX

Located in the large city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #16 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Rice is a great university overall.

There were roughly 1 architectural history students who graduated with this degree at Rice in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in architectural history from Rice University

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WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Saint Louis. A Best Colleges rank of #17 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means WUSTL is a great university overall.More information about a degree in architectural history from Washington University in St Louis

7
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University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In KS

Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 47 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kansas.

There were roughly 16 architectural history students who graduated with this degree at KU in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in architectural history from University of Kansas

7
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In MA

Boston Architectural College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Boston.

There were roughly 2 architectural history students who graduated with this degree at Boston Architectural College in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in architectural history from Boston Architectural College

8
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In GA

Located in the midsize city of Savannah, SCAD is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

There were approximately 3 architectural history students who graduated with this degree at SCAD in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in architectural history from Savannah College of Art and Design

Architectural History by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Architectural History is one of 8 different types of Architecture & Related Services programs to choose from.

Architectural History Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Architectural History & Criticism, General 140
Architectural Studies 5
Architectural Conservation 2

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Architectural Sciences & Technology 6,781
General Architecture 4,982
Urban & Regional Planning 2,419
Landscape Architecture 905
Environmental Design 741
Interior Architecture 728
Real Estate Development 420
Architecture (Other) 202

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