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Architecture

Majors within Architecture, ranked by median graduate earnings five years out.

$76,446
Typical earnings (5 yr) as of 2024
8
Majors in this field
292
College programs

Majors in Architecture

1
Real Estate Development
Architecture
$138,981median earnings (5 yr)
4colleges
Strong return DR 80 AExplore
2
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
Architecture
$76,705median earnings (5 yr)
55colleges
Strong return DR 75 BExplore
3
Architectural Sciences and Technology
Architecture
$73,875median earnings (5 yr)
14colleges
Strong return DR 71 BExplore
4
Architecture
Architecture
$70,561median earnings (5 yr)
167colleges
Strong return DR 67 BExplore
5
Landscape Architecture
Architecture
$67,504median earnings (5 yr)
25colleges
Strong return DR 59 CExplore
6
Architecture and Related Services, Other
Architecture
$64,819median earnings (5 yr)
5colleges
Strong return DR 56 CExplore
7
Environmental Design
Architecture
$59,584median earnings (5 yr)
11colleges
Strong return DR 47 DExplore
8
Interior Architecture
Architecture
$59,535median earnings (5 yr)
11colleges
Strong return DR 44 DExplore
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Top colleges for Architecture

Highest DR-rated colleges that offer Architecture programs.

1
University of California-Berkeley
Berkeley, CA · Public
$89,8385-yr earnings
$13,481net price/yr
+664%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 94 AView ROI
2
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
Atlanta, GA · Public
$98,6075-yr earnings
$12,116net price/yr
+851%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 93 AView ROI
3
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA · Private
$111,5375-yr earnings
$19,066net price/yr
+718%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 92 AView ROI
4
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA · Private
$140,6455-yr earnings
$20,111net price/yr
+1,014%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 91 AView ROI
5
University of California-Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA · Public
$81,9765-yr earnings
$12,548net price/yr
+569%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 91 AView ROI
6
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI · Public
$83,2535-yr earnings
$13,138net price/yr
+541%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 90 AView ROI
7
Yale University
New Haven, CT · Private
$100,4845-yr earnings
$23,777net price/yr
+456%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 90 AView ROI
8
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA · Public
$82,7755-yr earnings
$14,091net price/yr
+512%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 89 AView ROI
9
Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY · Private
$98,6965-yr earnings
$21,590net price/yr
+470%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 89 AView ROI
10
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL · Public
$73,5955-yr earnings
$6,541net price/yr
+804%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 89 AView ROI
11
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, CA · Public
$87,8765-yr earnings
$16,665net price/yr
+484%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 89 AView ROI
12
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY · Private
$102,0515-yr earnings
$28,690net price/yr
+376%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 88 AView ROI

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. ROI is computed by Degree Return — see how. Read the methodology. Data as of 2024.

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