Architectural Sciences and Technology

4,531 students earn a architectural sciences and technology credential each year across 136 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.

Typical earnings, 1 year out: $49,561
Typical earnings, 5 years out: $66,275

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Bachelor's programs — 72 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington73$81,3771 year out$111,996$18,977 2University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, Massachusetts118$64,9391 year out—$23,750 3California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, California126$58,6531 year out—$23,500 4Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, New York145$58,6221 year out—$31,000 5Pratt Institute-MainBrooklyn, New York129$58,2461 year out—$31,000 6Iowa State UniversityAmes, Iowa73$57,9281 year out—$31,000 7Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, Virginia137$56,7971 year out—$30,750 8Oklahoma State University-Main CampusStillwater, Oklahoma39$56,2721 year out—$28,000 9Rhode Island School of DesignProvidence, Rhode Island48$55,6731 year out——10Thomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania73$55,3341 year out—$31,000 11Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York72$50,4281 year out—$17,315 12Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania52$50,2671 year out$62,285$27,000 13New York Institute of TechnologyOld Westbury, New York100$50,1151 year out$68,148$29,000 14Washington State UniversityPullman, Washington55$49,5611 year out—$27,000 15New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewark, New Jersey79$48,9611 year out—$31,000 16Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania22$48,5141 year out—$29,000 17Savannah College of Art and DesignSavannah, Georgia73$48,1811 year out$59,427$24,643 18University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California65$47,8741 year out—$30,625 19University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona65$47,2551 year out—$31,000 20Western Kentucky UniversityBowling Green, Kentucky21$46,9191 year out$61,001$26,823 21Pennsylvania College of TechnologyWilliamsport, Pennsylvania20$45,5841 year out—$27,000 22University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical CampusDenver, Colorado86$43,9531 year out—$24,150 23University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois87$41,1021 year out—$21,291 24University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah51$40,7171 year out——25Woodbury UniversityBurbank, California63$40,4841 year out—$39,750 26Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago, Illinois89$37,9481 year out—$31,343 27CUNY New York City College of TechnologyBrooklyn, New York74$34,8341 year out$66,275$15,221 28University of New Mexico-Main CampusAlbuquerque, New Mexico—$25,0891 year out—$22,500 29Wentworth Institute of TechnologyBoston, Massachusetts108—1 year out——30University of KansasLawrence, Kansas84—1 year out——31Roger Williams UniversityBristol, Rhode Island83—1 year out——32Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio73—1 year out——33University of OregonEugene, Oregon70—1 year out$71,494—34University of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln, Nebraska65—1 year out——35Kennesaw State UniversityKennesaw, Georgia63—1 year out——36Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca Raton, Florida61—1 year out——37Lawrence Technological UniversitySouthfield, Michigan56—1 year out——38University of MiamiCoral Gables, Florida53—1 year out——39CUNY City CollegeNew York, New York52—1 year out——40Miami University-OxfordOxford, Ohio50—1 year out——41Southern California Institute of ArchitectureLos Angeles, California49—1 year out——42Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeBaton Rouge, Louisiana48—1 year out——43Mississippi State UniversityMississippi State, Mississippi46—1 year out——44Newschool of Architecture and DesignSan Diego, California45—1 year out——45Montana State UniversityBozeman, Montana43—1 year out—$25,500 46California Baptist UniversityRiverside, California42—1 year out——47University of ArkansasFayetteville, Arkansas39—1 year out——48University of Detroit MercyDetroit, Michigan37—1 year out——49Northeastern UniversityBoston, Massachusetts35—1 year out——50The New SchoolNew York, New York35—1 year out——51Florida Agricultural and Mechanical UniversityTallahassee, Florida34—1 year out——52University of KentuckyLexington, Kentucky33—1 year out——53University of IdahoMoscow, Idaho31—1 year out——54University of Oklahoma-Norman CampusNorman, Oklahoma28—1 year out——55Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis, Missouri26—1 year out——56Tulane University of LouisianaNew Orleans, Louisiana23—1 year out——57American College of the Building ArtsCharleston, South Carolina20—1 year out——58Andrews UniversityBerrien Springs, Michigan18—1 year out——59Dunwoody College of TechnologyMinneapolis, Minnesota18—1 year out——60Art Center College of DesignPasadena, California17—1 year out——61Rice UniversityHouston, Texas17—1 year out——62Massachusetts College of Art and DesignBoston, Massachusetts16—1 year out——63SUNY College of Technology at DelhiDelhi, New York16—1 year out——64California College of the ArtsSan Francisco, California15—1 year out——65South Dakota State UniversityBrookings, South Dakota15—1 year out——66Fairmont State UniversityFairmont, West Virginia13—1 year out——67Tuskegee UniversityTuskegee, Alabama10—1 year out$60,222—68Indiana State UniversityTerre Haute, Indiana10—1 year out——69Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, Georgia3—1 year out——70Fitchburg State UniversityFitchburg, Massachusetts2—1 year out——71Drury UniversitySpringfield, Missouri2—1 year out——72Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, New York1—1 year out——

Associate programs — 63 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Dunwoody College of TechnologyMinneapolis, Minnesota43$44,6901 year out$64,185$18,500 2Thaddeus Stevens College of TechnologyLancaster, Pennsylvania19$43,2441 year out$60,685—3Pennsylvania College of TechnologyWilliamsport, Pennsylvania13$41,4181 year out—$27,000 4Texas State Technical CollegeWaco, Texas8$36,2651 year out—$9,875 5Orange Coast CollegeCosta Mesa, California36—1 year out——6Cerritos CollegeNorwalk, California29—1 year out——7Northern Virginia Community CollegeAnnandale, Virginia25—1 year out——8Salt Lake Community CollegeSalt Lake City, Utah21—1 year out——9Cuesta CollegeSan Luis Obispo, California17—1 year out——10City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington CollegeChicago, Illinois16—1 year out——11Springfield Technical Community CollegeSpringfield, Massachusetts16—1 year out——12St Petersburg CollegeSt. Petersburg, Florida15—1 year out——13Diablo Valley CollegePleasant Hill, California14—1 year out——14Florida SouthWestern State CollegeFort Myers, Florida14—1 year out——15Southwestern CollegeChula Vista, California13—1 year out——16Blinn College DistrictBrenham, Texas13—1 year out——17Cosumnes River CollegeSacramento, California12—1 year out——18San Diego Mesa CollegeSan Diego, California12—1 year out——19Bakersfield CollegeBakersfield, California10—1 year out——20El Camino Community College DistrictTorrance, California10—1 year out——21Pasadena City CollegePasadena, California9—1 year out——22Rio Hondo CollegeWhittier, California9—1 year out——23Hillsborough CollegeTampa, Florida9—1 year out——24Community College of DenverDenver, Colorado8—1 year out——25Pensacola State CollegePensacola, Florida8—1 year out——26Weber State UniversityOgden, Utah8—1 year out——27Chabot CollegeHayward, California7—1 year out——28East Los Angeles CollegeMonterey Park, California7—1 year out——29Long Beach City CollegeLong Beach, California7—1 year out——30Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnut, California7—1 year out——31West Valley CollegeSaratoga, California7—1 year out——32Miami Dade CollegeMiami, Florida7—1 year out——33Henry Ford CollegeDearborn, Michigan7—1 year out——34Truckee Meadows Community CollegeReno, Nevada7—1 year out——35Fresno City CollegeFresno, California6—1 year out——36Los Angeles Trade Technical CollegeLos Angeles, California6—1 year out——37College of San MateoSan Mateo, California6—1 year out——38Grand Rapids Community CollegeGrand Rapids, Michigan6—1 year out——39Ranken Technical CollegeSaint Louis, Missouri6—1 year out——40MiraCosta CollegeOceanside, California5—1 year out——41San Bernardino Valley CollegeSan Bernardino, California5—1 year out——42American College of the Building ArtsCharleston, South Carolina5—1 year out——43Citrus CollegeGlendora, California4—1 year out——44City College of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California4—1 year out——45Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, California4—1 year out——46City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright CollegeChicago, Illinois4—1 year out——47South Central CollegeNorth Mankato, Minnesota4—1 year out——48New Mexico State University-Dona AnaLas Cruces, New Mexico4—1 year out——49College of the DesertPalm Desert, California3—1 year out——50Laney CollegeOakland, California3—1 year out——51Saddleback CollegeMission Viejo, California3—1 year out——52Florida State College at JacksonvilleJacksonville, Florida3—1 year out——53Los Angeles Pierce CollegeWoodland Hills, California2—1 year out——54College of MarinKentfield, California2—1 year out——55Palomar CollegeSan Marcos, California2—1 year out——56Santa Monica CollegeSanta Monica, California2—1 year out——57College of the SequoiasVisalia, California2—1 year out——58Gulf Coast State CollegePanama City, Florida2—1 year out——59Joliet Junior CollegeJoliet, Illinois2—1 year out——60Northwest Florida State CollegeNiceville, Florida1—1 year out——61Andrews UniversityBerrien Springs, Michigan1—1 year out——62Lansing Community CollegeLansing, Michigan1—1 year out——63Pratt Institute-MainBrooklyn, New York1—1 year out——

Certificate programs — 36 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnut, California69—1 year out——2East Los Angeles CollegeMonterey Park, California58—1 year out——3Texas State Technical CollegeWaco, Texas31—1 year out——4Orange Coast CollegeCosta Mesa, California21—1 year out——5Cerritos CollegeNorwalk, California19—1 year out——6Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, California15—1 year out——7Diablo Valley CollegePleasant Hill, California11—1 year out——8Fresno City CollegeFresno, California8—1 year out——9College of the SequoiasVisalia, California8—1 year out——10Springfield Technical Community CollegeSpringfield, Massachusetts8—1 year out——11Fullerton CollegeFullerton, California7—1 year out——12Los Angeles Harbor CollegeWilmington, California7—1 year out——13Los Angeles Trade Technical CollegeLos Angeles, California6—1 year out——14West Valley CollegeSaratoga, California6—1 year out——15Cosumnes River CollegeSacramento, California5—1 year out——16MiraCosta CollegeOceanside, California5—1 year out——17Idaho State UniversityPocatello, Idaho5—1 year out——18Palomar CollegeSan Marcos, California4—1 year out——19Chabot CollegeHayward, California3—1 year out——20City College of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California3—1 year out——21El Camino Community College DistrictTorrance, California3—1 year out——22Los Angeles Pierce CollegeWoodland Hills, California3—1 year out——23Southwestern CollegeChula Vista, California3—1 year out——24Joliet Junior CollegeJoliet, Illinois3—1 year out——25College of the DesertPalm Desert, California2—1 year out——26Long Beach City CollegeLong Beach, California2—1 year out——27Los Angeles Valley CollegeValley Glen, California2—1 year out——28Santa Monica CollegeSanta Monica, California2—1 year out——29South Central CollegeNorth Mankato, Minnesota2—1 year out——30Central New Mexico Community CollegeAlbuquerque, New Mexico2—1 year out——31Laney CollegeOakland, California1—1 year out——32Saddleback CollegeMission Viejo, California1—1 year out——33San Joaquin Delta CollegeStockton, California1—1 year out——34Community College of DenverDenver, Colorado1—1 year out——35University of KansasLawrence, Kansas1—1 year out——36New Mexico State University-Dona AnaLas Cruces, New Mexico1—1 year out——

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).