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2023 Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in California

19 Colleges
$56,106 Avg Salary
$24,515 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, 823 degrees and certificates were awarded to architecture and related services students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #19 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 19 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular programs 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 California for architecture and related services students. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Los Angeles. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in California list. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern California Institute of Architecture. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in California list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, SCI-Arc is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State Polytechnic University - Pomona. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in California list. Cal Poly Pomona is a very large public school located in the suburb of Pomona.

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University of California - Irvine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for architecture and related services students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a very large student population.

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San Jose State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular architecture and related services programs. Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#8

California College of the Arts

San Francisco, CA

California College of the Arts came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in California ranking. California College of the Arts is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

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With a ranking of #9, Newschool of Architecture and Design did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for architecture and related services students. Newschool of Architecture and Design is a small private for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

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

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 122
Oregon 141
Nevada 15
Hawaii 35

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 19 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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