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 graduate earnings

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1University of Notre DameNotre Dame, Indiana54$62,9571 year out$78,022$28,419 2University of MiamiCoral Gables, Florida—$61,0711 year out$67,501—3Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania43$60,8981 year out$74,103$30,440 4California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, California0$60,6341 year out$77,718$27,500 5Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania43$57,7301 year out$75,516$31,000 6Ball State UniversityMuncie, Indiana56$57,6031 year out$62,012$28,670 7California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomona, California120$57,5141 year out$76,979$28,000 8North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, North Carolina25$57,0341 year out—$25,886 9Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, Virginia0$56,7081 year out$74,099$29,000 10Kennesaw State UniversityKennesaw, Georgia—$56,4771 year out$71,660$31,000 11The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas47$56,3271 year out$69,182$21,000 12University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona—$55,1091 year out$70,706—13Boston Architectural CollegeBoston, Massachusetts16$55,0791 year out$90,996$53,192 14Iowa State UniversityAmes, Iowa0$54,9571 year out$70,118$31,000 15Drury UniversitySpringfield, Missouri29$54,7231 year out$70,128$31,000 16Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, New York56$54,3341 year out$74,873$31,000 17Mississippi State UniversityMississippi State, Mississippi49$53,6791 year out$70,060$31,000 18Auburn UniversityAuburn, Alabama60$53,1461 year out$75,187$28,000 19Dunwoody College of TechnologyMinneapolis, Minnesota—$52,8771 year out——20University of OregonEugene, Oregon—$51,9331 year out$71,826$19,500 21University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, Virginia72$51,7401 year out$73,156$23,965 22University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte, North Carolina49$51,5581 year out$67,248$27,000 23University of ArkansasFayetteville, Arkansas84$51,0801 year out$67,687$27,250 24University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California106$50,9171 year out$79,951$15,000 25University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington91$50,8091 year out$62,489$20,423 26The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, Tennessee72$50,3651 year out$64,865$31,000 27Clemson UniversityClemson, South Carolina74$49,9831 year out$65,405$22,500 28Woodbury UniversityBurbank, California—$49,4101 year out$72,762$41,750 29University of HoustonHouston, Texas108$49,3881 year out$67,721$26,250 30SUNY College of Technology at AlfredAlfred, New York17$49,1921 year out—$31,000 31Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, Georgia52$48,8631 year out$64,115$28,192 32Marywood UniversityScranton, Pennsylvania50$48,6501 year out$68,740$31,000 33Wentworth Institute of TechnologyBoston, Massachusetts0$47,7971 year out$71,328$25,000 34Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago, Illinois0$47,5421 year out$69,310$31,000 35Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca Raton, Florida—$46,5511 year out$64,416$30,749 36University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland132$46,3471 year out$66,802$22,654 37Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas103$45,4311 year out$67,636$18,465 38The Catholic University of AmericaWashington, District of Columbia43$44,6151 year out$68,607$27,000 39University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio71$44,5981 year out$63,644$22,600 40University of IdahoMoscow, Idaho—$44,2151 year out$62,407$24,900 41Keene State CollegeKeene, New Hampshire34$43,4481 year out$65,441$27,000 42Southern Illinois University-CarbondaleCarbondale, Illinois18$43,2481 year out$56,459$25,000 43University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeMilwaukee, Wisconsin99$43,0141 year out$62,605$26,000 44Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeBaton Rouge, Louisiana—$42,4001 year out$67,436$26,500 45University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota103$42,0291 year out$66,347$22,284 46South Dakota State UniversityBrookings, South Dakota—$41,7811 year out$61,118$27,000 47Judson UniversityElgin, Illinois24$41,0331 year out$58,276$26,221 48University of FloridaGainesville, Florida88$40,5421 year out$62,177$19,843 49The University of Texas at ArlingtonArlington, Texas96$40,1661 year out$65,283$23,535 50The University of Texas at San AntonioSan Antonio, Texas97$39,1811 year out$55,057$23,000 51Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, Texas142$39,0601 year out$62,018$21,699 52University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, Michigan68$38,9981 year out$65,185$18,750 53University of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln, Nebraska1$38,7501 year out$59,419$26,000 54Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona141$37,9181 year out$66,030$21,067 55University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical CampusDenver, Colorado—$37,7071 year out$69,045$23,000 56University at BuffaloBuffalo, New York75$37,6221 year out$62,967$22,854 57University of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California23$37,5561 year out$76,078$27,000 58University of Central FloridaOrlando, Florida43$37,3891 year out—$13,250 59University of KentuckyLexington, Kentucky10$37,0781 year out$55,915$24,125 60Roger Williams UniversityBristol, Rhode Island0$36,7501 year out$68,296$27,000 61Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio0$35,3701 year out$59,837$27,000 62Kent State University at KentKent, Ohio94$34,7231 year out$62,429$26,000 63Portland State UniversityPortland, Oregon30$32,6781 year out$59,730$25,000 64University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, Illinois86$27,5251 year out$61,866$23,840 65Morgan State UniversityBaltimore, Maryland28$26,2821 year out$62,170$30,500 66Universidad Politecnica de Puerto RicoHato Rey, Puerto Rico30$20,0801 year out$43,803—67Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-PoncePonce, Puerto Rico20$17,8191 year out$56,264$31,000 68University of New Mexico-Main CampusAlbuquerque, New Mexico55—1 year out$57,993—69North Dakota State University-Main CampusFargo, North Dakota55—1 year out$68,574$27,000 70Prairie View A & M UniversityPrairie View, Texas44—1 year out$63,882$30,429 71University of Nevada-Las VegasLas Vegas, Nevada32—1 year out$64,041$20,000 72The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and ArtNew York, New York30—1 year out——73Howard UniversityWashington, District of Columbia29—1 year out——74Kean UniversityUnion, New Jersey27—1 year out—$27,000 75University of Oklahoma-Norman CampusNorman, Oklahoma23—1 year out$65,563—76Tulane University of LouisianaNew Orleans, Louisiana21—1 year out$71,413—77University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California18—1 year out$60,803—78Rice UniversityHouston, Texas18—1 year out——79California State University-FresnoFresno, California17—1 year out——80Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, New York17—1 year out——81University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, Pennsylvania17—1 year out——82Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis, Missouri16—1 year out——83Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, Pennsylvania16—1 year out——84Brown UniversityProvidence, Rhode Island16—1 year out——85University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California14—1 year out$76,673—86University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania14—1 year out——87Norwich UniversityNorthfield, Vermont14—1 year out$53,538$27,000 88Yale UniversityNew Haven, Connecticut13—1 year out——89University of the District of ColumbiaWashington, District of Columbia12—1 year out——90Middlebury CollegeMiddlebury, Vermont12—1 year out——91Barnard CollegeNew York, New York11—1 year out——92Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania11—1 year out$75,908—93Utah Valley UniversityOrem, Utah11—1 year out——94Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, Massachusetts10—1 year out——95Benedictine CollegeAtchison, Kansas9—1 year out——96University of Maine at AugustaAugusta, Maine9—1 year out——97Tufts UniversityMedford, Massachusetts8—1 year out——98Wellesley CollegeWellesley, Massachusetts8—1 year out——99Ithaca CollegeIthaca, New York8—1 year out——100Connecticut CollegeNew London, Connecticut7—1 year out——

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 (—).