by our College Data Analytics TeamIn 2024, College Factual analyzed 61 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Architecture Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 3,795 bachelor's degrees in general architecture during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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Your choice of general architecture for getting your bachelor'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. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
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 ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general architecture students working on their bachelor's degree.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best General Architecture Bachelor's Degree Schools list to help you make the college decision.
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The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in general architecture. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
Yale University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in general architecture. Located in the city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general architecture from Yale University
It is hard to beat Massachusetts Institute of Technology if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in general architecture. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general architecture from Massachusetts Institute of Technology
University of California - Berkeley is a good option for students interested in a bachelor's degree in general architecture. UC Berkeley is a very large public university located in the city of Berkeley.
Those general architecture students who get their bachelor's degree from University of California - Berkeley receive $7,436 more than the typical architecture graduate.
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University of Pennsylvania is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in general architecture. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general architecture from University of Pennsylvania
Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in general architecture has to check out University of Notre Dame. Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.
Bachelor's recipients from the general architecture program at University of Notre Dame make $13,362 more than the typical college graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.
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Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a fairly large student population.
Bachelor's recipients from the general architecture program at The University of Texas at Austin make $7,042 above the standard college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
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Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general architecture from University of California - Los Angeles
UMCP is a very large public university located in the suburb of College Park.
Soon after graduation, architecture bachelor's recipients usually make about $46,586 in their early careers.
More information about a bachelor’s in general architecture from University of Maryland - College Park
Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Those general architecture students who get their bachelor's degree from Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus earn $7,509 more than the average architecture graduate.
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Rice is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Houston.More information about a bachelor’s in general architecture from Rice University
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best General Architecture Bachelor's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Columbia University in the City of New York | New York, NY |
| 11 | University of Washington - Seattle Campus | Seattle, WA |
| 12 | University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA |
| 12 | Texas A&M University - College Station | College Station, TX |
| 13 | Clemson University | Clemson, SC |
| 14 | University of Minnesota - Twin Cities | Minneapolis, MN |
| 15 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Troy, NY |
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General Architecture is one of 8 different types of Architecture & Related Services programs to choose from.
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Architecture | 3,700 |
| Pre-Architecture Studies | 95 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Architectural Sciences & Technology | 2,719 |
| Urban & Regional Planning | 788 |
| Environmental Design | 616 |
| Landscape Architecture | 601 |
| Interior Architecture | 545 |
| Real Estate Development | 174 |
| Architecture (Other) | 122 |
| Architectural History | 94 |
