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2023 Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Master's Degree Schools in Virginia

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In 2020-2021, 167 degrees and certificates were awarded to architecture and related services students who went to a Virginia college or university. This makes it the #23 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Master's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Virginia 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Architecture & Related Services Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Virginia - Main Campus the most popular school in Virginia for architecture and related services students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 51% of the architecture and related services majors at the school.

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#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Virginia Tech helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular architecture and related services schools in Virginia. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 46 students majoring in architecture and related services at Virginia Tech, 46% are male and 54% are female.

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#3

Hampton University

Hampton, VA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Hampton University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular architecture and related services schools in Virginia. Hampton is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Hampton.

About 62% of the students majoring in architecture and related services at the school are women while 38% are male.

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State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 7
Florida 505
North Carolina 170
Tennessee 38
Georgia 214
South Carolina 80
Louisiana 96
West Virginia 6
Kentucky 29
Arkansas 1
Alabama 51

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 3 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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