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2023 Best Architecture/Urban Planning Graduate Certificate Schools

26 Colleges
$65,148 Avg Salary

In 2020-2021, 6,944 people earned a degree or certificate in architecture and related services, making the major the #22 most popular in the United States.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Architecture/Urban Planning Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 26 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences 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.

View our full ranking methodology.

Check out the architecture and related services graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the best school in the United States for architecture and related services students working on their graduate certificate. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Architecture/Urban Planning Graduate Certificate Schools list. NC State is a very large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Architecture/Urban Planning Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Architecture/Urban Planning Graduate Certificate Schools list. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.

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#5

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Architecture/Urban Planning Graduate Certificate Schools list. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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#6

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Clemson University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Architecture/Urban Planning Graduate Certificate Schools list. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.

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University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate architecture and related services programs. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a very large student population.

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#8

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

With a ranking of #8, University of Miami did quite well on this year’s best schools for architecture and related services students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly 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 graduate certificate architecture and related services programs. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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University of California - Davis came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Architecture/Urban Planning Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Major Annual Graduates
Architectural Sciences & Technology 3,366
Urban & Regional Planning 1,613
General Architecture 1,096
Landscape Architecture 285
Real Estate Development 223
Interior Architecture 169
Environmental Design 114
Architectural History 45
Architecture (Other) 33

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 61,791
Computer & Information Sciences 60,971
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 28,851
Mathematics & Statistics 15,127
Physical Sciences 12,705

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Lorenzo Cafaro.

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