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2023 Best Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in the New England Region

11 Colleges
$53,675 Avg Salary
$30,046 Avg Student Debt

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, architecture and related services was ranked #22 in the country. In fact 6,944 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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The colleges and universities below are the best for architecture and related services majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named Massachusetts Institute of Technology the best school in the New England Region for architecture and related services students. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#2

Yale University

New Haven, CT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Yale University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in the New England Region list. Yale is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.

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#3

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Harvard University is a great place for architecture and related services students. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

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The excellent programs at Boston Architectural College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best architecture and related services schools in the New England Region . Located in the city of Boston, Boston Architectural College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at University of Rhode Island helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best architecture and related services schools in the New England Region . URI is a large public school located in the suburb of Kingston.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for architecture and related services students. It came in at #6 on the list. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

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Rhode Island School of Design ranked #7 on this year’s Best Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in the New England Region list. RISD is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.

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Wentworth Institute of Technology landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best architecture and related services programs. Located in the large city of Boston, WIT is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Roger Williams University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for architecture and related services students. It came in at #9 on the list. RWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bristol.

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#10

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

With a ranking of #10, University of Hartford did quite well on this year’s best schools for architecture and related services students. UHart is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of West Hartford.

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State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 618
Rhode Island 121
Connecticut 86
Maine 9
Vermont 10

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 11 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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