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2023 Best General Architecture Doctor's Degree Schools

17 Colleges
$54,134 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Architecture Doctor's Degree School for You

General Architecture is the #135 most popular major in the country with 1,096 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best General Architecture Doctor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 17 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best General Architecture Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for architecture majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 10 Best General Architecture Doctor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Massachusetts Institute of Technology the best school in the United States for general architecture students working on their doctor’s degree. MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

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#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Harvard University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general architecture schools in the United States. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is a great place for general architecture students working on their doctor’s degree. Georgia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Atlanta.

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#4

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best General Architecture Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of California - Berkeley helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general architecture schools in the United States. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general architecture students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Carnegie Mellon University ranked #7 on this year’s Best General Architecture Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

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University of California - Los Angeles ranked #8 on this year’s Best General Architecture Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a very large student population.

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Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree general architecture programs. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best General Architecture Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the city of College Station.

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One of 8 majors within the area of study, general architecture has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Architectural Sciences & Technology 3,366
Urban & Regional Planning 1,613
Landscape Architecture 285
Real Estate Development 223
Interior Architecture 169

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 17 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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