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2023 Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in Pennsylvania

11 Colleges
$51,562 Avg Salary
$25,955 Avg Student Debt

With 369 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, architecture and related services is the #20 most popular major in Pennsylvania.

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The Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 11 schools in Pennsylvania 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.

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Our analysis found University of Pennsylvania to be the most popular school for architecture and related services students who want to pursue a degree in Pennsylvania. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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#2

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Thomas Jefferson University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Thomas Jefferson University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#3

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Temple University is a great place for architecture and related services students. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Drexel University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#5

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

The excellent programs at Carnegie Mellon University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best architecture and related services schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#6

Chatham University

Pittsburgh, PA

Chatham University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular architecture and related services programs. Chatham is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

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West Chester University of Pennsylvania ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public college with a large student population.

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#8

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

Lehigh University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for architecture and related services students. It came in at #8 on the list. Lehigh is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Bethlehem.

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#9

Marywood University

Scranton, PA

Marywood University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Marywood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Scranton.

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York College of Pennsylvania ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in Pennsylvania list. YCP is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of York.

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 757
Maryland 41
New Jersey 85
District of Columbia 71

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 11 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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