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2023 Best Architectural Sciences Master's Degree Schools in California

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Finding the Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 400 degrees and certificates were awarded to architectural sciences and technology students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #60 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Architectural Sciences Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in California to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in California

The colleges and universities below are the best for architect science majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top California Schools for a Master's in Architectural Sciences

Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the best school in California for architectural sciences and technology students working on their master’s degree. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of California - Berkeley helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best architectural sciences and technology schools in California. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Newschool of Architecture and Design. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Architectural Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Newschool of Architecture and Design is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of California - Los Angeles helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best architectural sciences and technology schools in California. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a very large student population.

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#5

California College of the Arts

San Francisco, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California College of the Arts. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Architectural Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in California list. California College of the Arts is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

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#6

Woodbury University

Burbank, CA

Woodbury University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree architectural sciences and technology programs. Located in the large city of Burbank, Woodbury is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Art Center College of Design ranked #7 on this year’s Best Architectural Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Art Center College of Design is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Pasadena.

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Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 61
Nevada 15

One of 8 majors within the area of study, architectural sciences and technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Urban & Regional Planning 1,613
General Architecture 1,096
Landscape Architecture 285
Real Estate Development 223
Interior Architecture 169

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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