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2023 Most Popular Architectural Sciences Schools in California

9 Colleges
$56,150 Avg Salary
$32,500 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Architectural Sciences & Technology 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 Most Popular Architectural Sciences Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in California to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Architectural Sciences & Technology program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for architect science majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the most popular school in California for architectural sciences and technology students. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southern California Institute of Architecture is a great place for architectural sciences and technology students. Located in the city of Los Angeles, SCI-Arc is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of California - Los Angeles is a great place for architectural sciences and technology students. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Berkeley. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Architectural Sciences Schools in California list. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population.

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#5

California College of the Arts

San Francisco, CA

The excellent programs at California College of the Arts helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best architectural sciences and technology schools in California. California College of the Arts is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

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Newschool of Architecture and Design came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Architectural Sciences Schools in California ranking. Newschool of Architecture and Design is a small private for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

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#7

Woodbury University

Burbank, CA

With a ranking of #7, Woodbury University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for architectural sciences and technology students. Located in the large city of Burbank, Woodbury is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Art Center College of Design came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Architectural Sciences Schools in California ranking. Art Center College of Design is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Pasadena.

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#9

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

With a ranking of #9, Academy of Art University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for architectural sciences and technology students. Academy of Art University is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

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

Explore all the Most Popular 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 9 schools only.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to SSR2000.

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