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2023 Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

18 Colleges
$54,907 Avg Salary

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 Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 18 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for architecture and related services majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our analysis found Massachusetts Institute of Technology to be the most popular school for architecture and related services students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the New England Region . Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

About 55% of the students majoring in architecture and related services at the school are women while 45% are male.

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#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Out of the 18 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

Women make up 47% of the architecture and related services majors at the school.

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Out of the 18 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston Architectural College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Boston, Boston Architectural College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 57% of the students majoring in architecture and related services at the school are women while 43% are male.

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#4

Yale University

New Haven, CT

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Yale University is a great place for architecture and related services students working on their master’s degree. Yale is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of New Haven.

Of the 66 students majoring in architecture and related services at Yale, 48% are male and 52% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rhode Island School of Design. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. RISD is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.

Women make up 65% of the architecture and related services majors at the school.

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Wentworth Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for architecture and related services students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Boston, WIT is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 50% of the architecture and related services majors at the school.

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Roger Williams University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree architecture and related services programs. RWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bristol.

Of the 50 students majoring in architecture and related services at RWU, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for architecture and related services students working on their master’s degree. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

Women make up 53% of the architecture and related services majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #9, Northeastern University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for architecture and related services students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

About 51% of the students majoring in architecture and related services at the school are women while 49% are male.

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#10

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

University of Hartford did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for architecture and related services students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. UHart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of West Hartford.

About 30% of the students majoring in architecture and related services at the school are women while 70% are male.

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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 18 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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