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2023 Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Schools

190 Colleges
$49,602 Avg Salary
$25,146 Avg Student Debt

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 190 schools in the United States to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Architecture & Related Services program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Architecture & Related Services Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the most popular school in the United States for architecture and related services students. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Schools list. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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Out of the 190 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida International University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Miami, FIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Out of the 190 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

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The excellent programs at Columbia University in the City of New York helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best architecture and related services schools in the United States. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Schools ranking. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Massachusetts Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for architecture and related services students. Located in the city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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University of California - Los Angeles ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Schools list. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Schools ranking. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

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Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Schools ranking. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tempe.

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#11

Pratt Institute - Main

Brooklyn, NY

With a ranking of #11, Pratt Institute - Main did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for architecture and related services students. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, Pratt Institute is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#12

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

With a ranking of #12, University of Florida did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for architecture and related services students. UF is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.

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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular architecture and related services programs. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a very large student population.

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Boston Architectural College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for architecture and related services students. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston Architectural College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#15

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

With a ranking of #15, Cornell University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for architecture and related services students. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

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#15

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

University at Buffalo landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular architecture and related services programs. Located in the large suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public college with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #17, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for architecture and related services students. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities ranked #18 on this year’s Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Schools list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#18

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, VA

With a ranking of #18, University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for architecture and related services students. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#18

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas ranked #18 on this year’s Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Schools list. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a very large student population.

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Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Schools ranking. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #22, University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for architecture and related services students. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a very large student population.

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#23

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State University landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular architecture and related services programs. K -State is a very large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

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University of California - Berkeley did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for architecture and related services students. It came in at #24 on the list. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular architecture and related services programs. UTSA is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Antonio.

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#27

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Schools award.

Rank College Location
29 Clemson University Clemson, SC
29 North Dakota State University - Main Campus Fargo, ND
31 University of New Mexico - Main Campus Albuquerque, NM
31 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL
33 The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX
34 Yale University New Haven, CT
35 University of Miami Coral Gables, FL
35 Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI
35 North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC
38 University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC

View the Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Schools for a specific region near you.

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.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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