by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for architecture & related services students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 36 doctor's degrees in architecture & related services during the 2020-2021 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Your choice of architecture & related services for getting your doctor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality architecture & related services program can vary widely even among the top schools. 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 take this into account we include a school's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a collection of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
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.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for architecture & related services students working on their doctor'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 Architecture & Related Services Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list to help you make the college decision.
Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for architecture & related services students seeking a a doctor's degree.
Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in architecture & related services needs to check out University of Pennsylvania. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia.More information about a doctorate in architecture & related services from University of Pennsylvania
Columbia University in the City of New York is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in architecture & related services. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York.More information about a doctorate in architecture & related services from Columbia University in the City of New York
Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in architecture & related services needs to take a look at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Located in the small city of Troy, RPI is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a doctorate in architecture & related services from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
It's difficult to beat Cornell University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in architecture & related services. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in architecture & related services from Cornell University
Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Pittsburgh.More information about a doctorate in architecture & related services from Carnegie Mellon University
Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in architecture & related services from University of Maryland - College Park
Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in architecture & related services from Rutgers University - New Brunswick
University at Buffalo is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Buffalo.More information about a doctorate in architecture & related services from University at Buffalo
Explore the best architecture & related services schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 30 | 14 |
| Maryland | 29 | 5 |
| Pennsylvania | 29 | 11 |
| New Jersey | 28 | 6 |
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Urban & Regional Planning | 21 |
| General Architecture | 12 |
| Architectural Sciences & Technology | 2 |
| Architectural History | 1 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Engineering | 1,701 |
| Biological & Biomedical Sciences | 1,477 |
| Physical Sciences | 938 |
| Mathematics & Statistics | 350 |
| Agriculture & Agriculture Operations | 341 |
| Engineering Technologies | 61 |
| Natural Resources & Conservation | 45 |
