Architecture

323 programs at U.S. colleges award 4,794 credentials a year in this field (CIP 04.02). Bachelor's graduates nationally earn a median of $66,914 four years after graduating.

Highest-paying Bachelor's degree programs

College	Earnings (1 yr)	Median debt	Graduates
University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN	$62,957	$28,419	54
University of Miami Coral Gables, FL	$61,071	—	—
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA	$60,898	$30,440	43
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA	$60,634	$27,500	0
Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	$57,730	$31,000	43
Ball State University Muncie, IN	$57,603	$28,035	56
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA	$57,514	$28,040	120
North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC	$57,034	$25,759	25
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA	$56,708	$29,000	0
Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA	$56,477	$31,000	—
The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX	$56,327	$21,000	47
University of Arizona Tucson, AZ	$55,109	—	—
Boston Architectural College Boston, MA	$55,079	$46,000	16
Iowa State University Ames, IA	$54,957	$30,474	0
Drury University Springfield, MO	$54,723	$31,000	29
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY	$54,334	$31,000	56
Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS	$53,679	$31,000	49
Auburn University Auburn, AL	$53,146	$28,000	60
Dunwoody College of Technology Minneapolis, MN	$52,877	—	—
University of Oregon Eugene, OR	$51,933	$19,000	—
University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA	$51,740	$20,784	72
University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC	$51,558	$26,000	49
University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR	$51,080	$26,250	84
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA	$50,917	$15,000	106
University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA	$50,809	$19,748	91

Highest-paying Master's degree programs

College	Earnings (1 yr)	Median debt	Graduates
Boston Architectural College Boston, MA	$69,739	$64,681	93
University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT	$68,199	—	—
University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN	$65,883	$79,525	22
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA	$65,487	$44,712	0
University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD	$65,384	—	0
The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX	$63,495	$69,004	1
The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX	$62,121	$31,000	—
University of Florida Gainesville, FL	$61,661	$44,685	68
University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA	$61,125	$91,538	2
Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH	$61,077	$31,806	0
North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC	$60,744	$48,033	—
Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX	$60,304	$26,578	38
Texas A&M University-College Station College Station, TX	$60,017	—	45
University of Kansas Lawrence, KS	$59,075	$20,500	0
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL	$58,938	$30,233	42
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO	$58,776	$66,290	—
Roger Williams University Bristol, RI	$58,692	$61,236	0
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	$58,635	—	0
University of Oregon Eugene, OR	$57,677	$87,738	—
Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston, MA	$57,661	$20,500	0
University of Kentucky Lexington, KY	$56,354	—	1
North Dakota State University-Main Campus Fargo, ND	$55,779	$20,293	50
Judson University Elgin, IL	$55,568	—	5
Norwich University Northfield, VT	$55,006	—	10
Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH	$54,613	$29,937	96

Highest-paying First professional degree programs

College	Earnings (1 yr)	Median debt	Graduates
The Catholic University of America Washington, DC	$65,611	—	—
Northeastern University Boston, MA	$62,501	—	—
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE	$53,843	$47,023	—