General Architecture at Portland State University

If you plan to study general architecture, take a look at what Portland State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Portland State University is located in Portland, Oregon and has a total student population of 23,640. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 45 students received a bachelor's degree in architecture from Portland State University.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Architecture section at the bottom of this page.

Portland State University General Architecture Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture
• Master’s Degree in Architecture

Portland State University General Architecture Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the architecture progam at Portland State University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The architecture major at Portland State University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Architecture. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools	30

In 2021, 19 students received their master’s degree in architecture from Portland State University. This makes it the #16 most popular school for architecture master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Portland State University Architecture Graduates

The median salary of architecture students who receive their bachelor's degree at Portland State University is $32,692. This is less than $46,312, which is the national average of all architecture majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Architecture Student Demographics at Portland State University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the architecture majors at Portland State University.

Portland State University General Architecture Bachelor’s Program

Of the 45 architecture students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Portland State University, about 62% were men and 38% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities in its architecture bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Portland State University with a bachelor's in architecture.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	17
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Portland State University General Architecture Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 students earned a master's degree in architecture from Portland State University. About 53% of these graduates were women and the other 47% were men.

Of the students who received a architecture master's degree from Portland State University, 53% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Portland State University with a master's in architecture.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Portland State University also has a doctoral program available in architecture. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Architecture (Other)
• Environmental Design
• Urban & Regional Planning

Careers That Architecture Grads May Go Into

A degree in architecture can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for OR, the home state for Portland State University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3,580	$133,490
Architects	1,910	$84,430
Architecture Professors	100	$82,760

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Visitor7 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.