2024 Best Architecture Master's Degree Schools in California
4
Colleges in California
27
Master's Degrees
If you plan on getting your master's degree in
architecture, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #157 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Architecture Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 27 master's degrees in architecture to qualified students.
Jump to one of the following sections: * Our Methodology
Choosing a Great Architecture School for Your Master's Degree
Your choice of architecture for getting your master's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
A Great Overall School
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
- Major Focus - How much a school focuses on architecture students vs. other majors.
- Major Demand - The number of architecture students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
- Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
- Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized architecture related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for architecture students working on their master's degree.
More Ways to Rank Architecture Schools
The architecture 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 Architecture Master's Degree Schools in California.