2024 Best General Architecture Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

a doctor's degree in general architecture is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #117 out of 306 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best General Architecture Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 23 doctor's degrees in general architecture during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to general architecture students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general architecture students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• 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.
• Student Debt - How much debt general architecture students go into to obtain their doctor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general architecture related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general architecture students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank General 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 General Architecture Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region.

 

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study General Architecture in the New England Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in general architecture.

Top New England Region Schools for a Doctorate in Architecture

1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA

4 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Massachusetts Institute of Technology if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in general architecture. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in general architecture from Massachusetts Institute of Technology

2

Harvard University
Cambridge, MA

19 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Harvard University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in general architecture. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Cambridge.More information about a doctorate in general architecture from Harvard University

Best General Architecture Colleges by State

Explore the best general architecture schools for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	153	23
Connecticut	93	0

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General Architecture Related Rankings by Major

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

Architecture Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Architecture	23

Majors Similar to Architecture

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Urban & Regional Planning	11
Architectural Sciences & Technology	2

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Danichou. More about our data sources and methodologies.