Architecture

3,825 students earn a architecture credential each year across 131 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: $47,542
Typical earnings, 5 years out: $67,636

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Bachelor's programs — top 100 of 120 colleges by graduates

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, Texas142$39,0601 year out$62,018$21,699 2Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona141$37,9181 year out$66,030$21,067 3University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland132$46,3471 year out$66,802$22,654 4California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomona, California120$57,5141 year out$76,979$28,000 5University of HoustonHouston, Texas108$49,3881 year out$67,721$26,250 6University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California106$50,9171 year out$79,951$15,000 7University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota103$42,0291 year out$66,347$22,284 8Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas103$45,4311 year out$67,636$18,465 9University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeMilwaukee, Wisconsin99$43,0141 year out$62,605$26,000 10The University of Texas at San AntonioSan Antonio, Texas97$39,1811 year out$55,057$23,000 11The University of Texas at ArlingtonArlington, Texas96$40,1661 year out$65,283$23,535 12Kent State University at KentKent, Ohio94$34,7231 year out$62,429$26,000 13University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington91$50,8091 year out$62,489$20,423 14University of FloridaGainesville, Florida88$40,5421 year out$62,177$19,843 15University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, Illinois86$27,5251 year out$61,866$23,840 16University of ArkansasFayetteville, Arkansas84$51,0801 year out$67,687$27,250 17University at BuffaloBuffalo, New York75$37,6221 year out$62,967$22,854 18Clemson UniversityClemson, South Carolina74$49,9831 year out$65,405$22,500 19The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, Tennessee72$50,3651 year out$64,865$31,000 20University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, Virginia72$51,7401 year out$73,156$23,965 21University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio71$44,5981 year out$63,644$22,600 22University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, Michigan68$38,9981 year out$65,185$18,750 23Auburn UniversityAuburn, Alabama60$53,1461 year out$75,187$28,000 24Ball State UniversityMuncie, Indiana56$57,6031 year out$62,012$28,670 25Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, New York56$54,3341 year out$74,873$31,000 26University of New Mexico-Main CampusAlbuquerque, New Mexico55—1 year out$57,993—27North Dakota State University-Main CampusFargo, North Dakota55—1 year out$68,574$27,000 28University of Notre DameNotre Dame, Indiana54$62,9571 year out$78,022$28,419 29Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, Georgia52$48,8631 year out$64,115$28,192 30Marywood UniversityScranton, Pennsylvania50$48,6501 year out$68,740$31,000 31Mississippi State UniversityMississippi State, Mississippi49$53,6791 year out$70,060$31,000 32University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte, North Carolina49$51,5581 year out$67,248$27,000 33The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas47$56,3271 year out$69,182$21,000 34Prairie View A & M UniversityPrairie View, Texas44—1 year out$63,882$30,429 35The Catholic University of AmericaWashington, District of Columbia43$44,6151 year out$68,607$27,000 36University of Central FloridaOrlando, Florida43$37,3891 year out—$13,250 37Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania43$57,7301 year out$75,516$31,000 38Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania43$60,8981 year out$74,103$30,440 39Keene State CollegeKeene, New Hampshire34$43,4481 year out$65,441$27,000 40University of Nevada-Las VegasLas Vegas, Nevada32—1 year out$64,041$20,000 41The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and ArtNew York, New York30—1 year out——42Portland State UniversityPortland, Oregon30$32,6781 year out$59,730$25,000 43Universidad Politecnica de Puerto RicoHato Rey, Puerto Rico30$20,0801 year out$43,803—44Howard UniversityWashington, District of Columbia29—1 year out——45Drury UniversitySpringfield, Missouri29$54,7231 year out$70,128$31,000 46Morgan State UniversityBaltimore, Maryland28$26,2821 year out$62,170$30,500 47Kean UniversityUnion, New Jersey27—1 year out—$27,000 48North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, North Carolina25$57,0341 year out—$25,886 49Judson UniversityElgin, Illinois24$41,0331 year out$58,276$26,221 50University of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California23$37,5561 year out$76,078$27,000 51University of Oklahoma-Norman CampusNorman, Oklahoma23—1 year out$65,563—52Tulane University of LouisianaNew Orleans, Louisiana21—1 year out$71,413—53Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-PoncePonce, Puerto Rico20$17,8191 year out$56,264$31,000 54University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California18—1 year out$60,803—55Southern Illinois University-CarbondaleCarbondale, Illinois18$43,2481 year out$56,459$25,000 56Rice UniversityHouston, Texas18—1 year out——57California State University-FresnoFresno, California17—1 year out——58Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, New York17—1 year out——59SUNY College of Technology at AlfredAlfred, New York17$49,1921 year out—$31,000 60University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, Pennsylvania17—1 year out——61Boston Architectural CollegeBoston, Massachusetts16$55,0791 year out$90,996$53,192 62Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis, Missouri16—1 year out——63Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, Pennsylvania16—1 year out——64Brown UniversityProvidence, Rhode Island16—1 year out——65University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California14—1 year out$76,673—66University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania14—1 year out——67Norwich UniversityNorthfield, Vermont14—1 year out$53,538$27,000 68Yale UniversityNew Haven, Connecticut13—1 year out——69University of the District of ColumbiaWashington, District of Columbia12—1 year out——70Middlebury CollegeMiddlebury, Vermont12—1 year out——71Barnard CollegeNew York, New York11—1 year out——72Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania11—1 year out$75,908—73Utah Valley UniversityOrem, Utah11—1 year out——74University of KentuckyLexington, Kentucky10$37,0781 year out$55,915$24,125 75Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, Massachusetts10—1 year out——76Benedictine CollegeAtchison, Kansas9—1 year out——77University of Maine at AugustaAugusta, Maine9—1 year out——78Tufts UniversityMedford, Massachusetts8—1 year out——79Wellesley CollegeWellesley, Massachusetts8—1 year out——80Ithaca CollegeIthaca, New York8—1 year out——81Connecticut CollegeNew London, Connecticut7—1 year out——82Florida Agricultural and Mechanical UniversityTallahassee, Florida6—1 year out$69,168$27,000 83Princeton UniversityPrinceton, New Jersey6—1 year out——84Northeastern UniversityBoston, Massachusetts4—1 year out$76,670$27,500 85Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, Ohio2—1 year out——86Bennington CollegeBennington, Vermont2—1 year out——87University of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln, Nebraska1$38,7501 year out$59,419$26,000 88University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona—$55,1091 year out$70,706—89California College of the ArtsSan Francisco, California——1 year out$89,575—90California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, California0$60,6341 year out$77,718$27,500 91Newschool of Architecture and DesignSan Diego, California——1 year out$68,616—92Southern California Institute of ArchitectureLos Angeles, California——1 year out$71,955—93Woodbury UniversityBurbank, California—$49,4101 year out$72,762$41,750 94University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical CampusDenver, Colorado—$37,7071 year out$69,045$23,000 95Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca Raton, Florida—$46,5511 year out$64,416$30,749 96University of MiamiCoral Gables, Florida—$61,0711 year out$67,501—97University of IdahoMoscow, Idaho—$44,2151 year out$62,407$24,900 98University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois——1 year out$61,849—99Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago, Illinois0$47,5421 year out$69,310$31,000 100Iowa State UniversityAmes, Iowa0$54,9571 year out$70,118$31,000

Associate programs — 11 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1El Paso Community CollegeEl Paso, Texas45—1 year out$37,121—2Texas Southmost CollegeBrownsville, Texas14—1 year out——3Mississippi Gulf Coast Community CollegePerkinston, Mississippi13—1 year out——4Brookdale Community CollegeLincroft, New Jersey11—1 year out——5Abilene Christian UniversityAbilene, Texas6—1 year out——6Holmes Community CollegeGoodman, Mississippi5—1 year out——7Dallas CollegeDallas, Texas4—1 year out——8Itawamba Community CollegeFulton, Mississippi3—1 year out——9Austin Community College DistrictAustin, Texas3—1 year out——10East Mississippi Community CollegeScooba, Mississippi2—1 year out——11Mississippi Delta Community CollegeMoorhead, Mississippi2—1 year out——

Certificate programs — 1 college

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, Texas3—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 (—).