General Architecture at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

What traits are you looking for in a architecture school? To help you decide if Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's architecture program.

RPI is located in Troy, New York and approximately 7,501 students attend the school each year.

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.

RPI General Architecture Degrees Available

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

RPI General Architecture Rankings

The architecture major at RPI 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.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in architecture, making the school the #20 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Architecture Student Demographics at RPI

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the architecture majors at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

RPI General Architecture Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of architecture bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a bachelor's in architecture.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	23
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

RPI General Architecture Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of architecture master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

Of the students who received a architecture master's degree from RPI, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within General Architecture

General Architecture majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Architecture	60

Related Majors

• Architecture (Other)
• Architectural Sciences & Technology

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 NY, the home state for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Architects	11,620	$109,520
Architectural and Engineering Managers	7,330	$161,670
Architecture Professors	970	$135,190

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 UpstateNYer under License

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