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2023 Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in Massachusetts

11 Colleges
$55,653 Avg Salary
$33,438 Avg Student Debt

With 618 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, architecture and related services is the #16 most popular major in Massachusetts.

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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 Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Massachusetts to see which programs were the most popular 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 .

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our analysis found Harvard University to be the most popular school for architecture and related services students who want to pursue a degree in Massachusetts. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a great place for architecture and related services students. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston Architectural College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the city of Boston, Boston Architectural College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wentworth Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the city of Boston, WIT 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 University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in Massachusetts list. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

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With a ranking of #6, Northeastern University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for architecture and related services students. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#7

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular architecture and related services programs. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular architecture and related services programs. UMass Boston is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Boston.

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Massachusetts College of Art and Design landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular architecture and related services programs. Located in the city of Boston, Massachusetts College of Art and Design is a public college with a small student population.

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#10

Suffolk University

Boston, MA

Suffolk University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in Massachusetts list. Suffolk is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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State Degrees Awarded
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 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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