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2023 Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in District of Columbia

4 Colleges
$58,515 Avg Salary
$27,000 Avg Student Debt

With 71 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, architecture and related services is the #24 most popular major in District of Columbia.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 District of Columbia ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in District of Columbia 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.

Check out the architecture and related services programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in District of Columbia.

Our 2023 rankings named Catholic University of America the most popular school in District of Columbia for architecture and related services students. Located in the city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#2

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

The excellent programs at Georgetown University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best architecture and related services schools in District of Columbia. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of the District of Columbia is a great place for architecture and related services students. University of the District of Columbia is a small public school located in the city of Washington.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in District of Columbia list. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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Explore all the Most Popular Architecture & Related Services Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 757
Pennsylvania 369
Maryland 41
New Jersey 85

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 4 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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