If you pursue a degree in architecture, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #147 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Ohio to determine which ones were the best for architecture students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 338 degrees in architecture to qualified students.
Your choice of architecture school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Architecture School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Architecture Schools in Ohio list, to help you choose the best school for you.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the architecture degree levels they offer.
Any student pursuing a degree in architecture needs to look into University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. UC is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Cincinnati. A Best Colleges rank of #166 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UC is a great university overall.
There were about 99 architecture students who graduated with this degree at UC in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student who is interested in architecture needs to take a look at Ohio State University - Main Campus. Ohio State is a very large public university located in the city of Columbus. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Ohio State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 94 architecture students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent year we have data available.
It is difficult to beat Kent State University at Kent if you want to pursue a degree in architecture. Kent State is a very large public university located in the suburb of Kent. This university ranks 14th out of 96 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were roughly 139 architecture students who graduated with this degree at Kent State in the most recent data year.
It's difficult to beat Bowling Green State University - Main Campus if you want to pursue a degree in architecture. BGSU is a fairly large public university located in the town of Bowling Green. This university ranks 23rd out of 96 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were roughly 6 architecture students who graduated with this degree at BGSU in the most recent year we have data available.
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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