2024 Best Architecture Schools in the Far Western US Region
8Colleges in the Far Western US Region
596architecture Degrees Awarded
Architecture is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #147 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
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 architecture. Combined, these schools handed out 596 degrees in 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 Architecture rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for architecture 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.
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Best Schools for Architecture in the Far Western US Region
The schools below may not offer all types of architecture degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
University of California - Berkeley is a good option for students pursuing a degree in architecture. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #18 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UC Berkeley is a great university overall.
There were approximately 129 architecture students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent year we have data available.
University of California - Los Angeles is a great option for students pursuing a degree in architecture. UCLA is a very large public university located in the city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #26 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.
There were about 26 architecture students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent year we have data available.
It's difficult to beat University of Washington - Seattle Campus if you wish to pursue a degree in architecture. UW Seattle is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Seattle. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.
There were roughly 46 architecture students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent data year.
University of Southern California is a good choice for students interested in a degree in architecture. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means USC is a great university overall.
There were about 11 architecture students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent data year.
Located in the suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 65th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were about 102 architecture students who graduated with this degree at Cal Poly Pomona in the most recent data year.
Located in the midsize city of Eugene, UO is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 30 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were about 100 architecture students who graduated with this degree at UO in the most recent year we have data available.
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo. This university ranks 17th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were about 2 architecture students who graduated with this degree at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large city of Honolulu, UH Manoa is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 12 schools for overall quality in the state of Hawaii.
There were approximately 16 architecture students who graduated with this degree at UH Manoa in the most recent data year.
Located in the large city of Portland, Portland State University is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 30 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were approximately 64 architecture students who graduated with this degree at Portland State University in the most recent data year.
Architecture is one of 3 different types of General Architecture programs to choose from.
Notes and References
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 Architecture rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for architecture schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
