by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 17,325 people earned their degree in architecture and related services, making the major the 29th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, architecture and related services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $49,602 and had an average of $25,146 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 3,250 architecture and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,569 and $23,573 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 213 architecture and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,803 and $17,868 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 42 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in architecture and related services. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in architecture and related services.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region associate degree architecture & related services students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Diego Mesa College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Far Western US Region. This fairly large school is located in San Diego, California, and it awarded 14 associates’s architecture and related services degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 42 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cosumnes River College landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Sacramento, California, and it awarded 10 associates’s architecture and related services degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Diablo Valley College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Far Western US Region. Diablo Valley is a public institution located in Pleasant Hill, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 22 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Orange Coast College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Far Western US Region list. Orange Coast College is a public institution located in Costa Mesa, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 25 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of San Mateo. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in San Mateo, California, this medium-sized public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified associates’s architecture and related services students in 2020-2021.
West Valley College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Far Western US Region list. West Valley College is a public institution located in Saratoga, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Cerritos College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Norwalk, California, this fairly large public school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified associates’s architecture and related services students in 2020-2021.
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Chabot College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Far Western US Region list. Chabot College is a fairly large school located in Hayward, California that handed out 7 associates’s architecture and related services degrees in 2020-2021.
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Laney College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Laney College is a medium-sized school located in Oakland, California that handed out 3 associates’s architecture and related services degrees in 2020-2021.
College of the Desert came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Palm Desert, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s architecture and related services degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
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Southwestern College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #11. Southwestern College is a fairly large school located in Chula Vista, California that handed out 8 associates’s architecture and related services degrees in 2020-2021.
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MiraCosta College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Oceanside, California, this fairly large public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified associates’s architecture and related services students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #13, Fresno City College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Far Western US Region list. Fresno City College is a large public school situated in Fresno, California. It awarded 6 associates’s architecture and related services degrees in 2020-2021.
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Long Beach City College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Far Western US Region list. Long Beach City College is a public institution located in Long Beach, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Cuesta College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Cuesta College is a medium-sized public school situated in San Luis Obispo, California. It awarded 8 associates’s architecture and related services degrees in 2020-2021.
Pasadena City College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #16. Pasadena City College is a large school located in Pasadena, California that handed out 12 associates’s architecture and related services degrees in 2020-2021.
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Citrus College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Glendora, California, this medium-sized public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified associates’s architecture and related services students in 2020-2021.
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Mt. San Antonio College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Mt. SAC is located in Walnut, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s architecture and related services degrees to qualified students.
College of the Sequoias came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Visalia, California, and it awarded 3 associates’s architecture and related services degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #20, East Los Angeles College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Far Western US Region list. East Los Angeles College is a large school located in Monterey Park, California that handed out 7 associates’s architecture and related services degrees in 2020-2021.
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El Camino College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #21. El Camino College is a fairly large public school situated in Torrance, California. It awarded 3 associates’s architecture and related services degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #22, Rio Hondo College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Far Western US Region list. Whittier, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s architecture and related services degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Truckee Meadows Community College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Far Western US Region list. Truckee Meadows Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Reno, Nevada. It awarded 2 associates’s architecture and related services degrees in 2020-2021.
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Fullerton College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Fullerton, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s architecture and related services degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
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City College of San Francisco ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Far Western US Region list. City College of San Francisco is a public institution located in San Francisco, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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