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

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

Associate programs — 63 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Dunwoody College of TechnologyMinneapolis, Minnesota43$44,6901 year out$64,185$18,500 2Orange Coast CollegeCosta Mesa, California36—1 year out——3Cerritos CollegeNorwalk, California29—1 year out——4Northern Virginia Community CollegeAnnandale, Virginia25—1 year out——5Salt Lake Community CollegeSalt Lake City, Utah21—1 year out——6Thaddeus Stevens College of TechnologyLancaster, Pennsylvania19$43,2441 year out$60,685—7Cuesta CollegeSan Luis Obispo, California17—1 year out——8City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington CollegeChicago, Illinois16—1 year out——9Springfield Technical Community CollegeSpringfield, Massachusetts16—1 year out——10St Petersburg CollegeSt. Petersburg, Florida15—1 year out——11Diablo Valley CollegePleasant Hill, California14—1 year out——12Florida SouthWestern State CollegeFort Myers, Florida14—1 year out——13Southwestern CollegeChula Vista, California13—1 year out——14Blinn College DistrictBrenham, Texas13—1 year out——15Pennsylvania College of TechnologyWilliamsport, Pennsylvania13$41,4181 year out—$27,000 16Cosumnes River CollegeSacramento, California12—1 year out——17San Diego Mesa CollegeSan Diego, California12—1 year out——18Bakersfield CollegeBakersfield, California10—1 year out——19El Camino Community College DistrictTorrance, California10—1 year out——20Pasadena City CollegePasadena, California9—1 year out——21Rio Hondo CollegeWhittier, California9—1 year out——22Hillsborough CollegeTampa, Florida9—1 year out——23Community College of DenverDenver, Colorado8—1 year out——24Pensacola State CollegePensacola, Florida8—1 year out——25Weber State UniversityOgden, Utah8—1 year out——26Texas State Technical CollegeWaco, Texas8$36,2651 year out—$9,875 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 (—).