General Architecture at University of California - Berkeley

Every general architecture school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the architecture program at University of California - Berkeley stacks up to those at other schools.

UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and has a total student population of 42,327. Of the 10,523 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of California - Berkeley in 2021, 115 of them were general architecture majors.

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.

UC Berkeley General Architecture Degrees Available

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

UC Berkeley General Architecture Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The architecture major at UC Berkeley 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 Popular General Architecture Schools	5
	9

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in architecture from UC Berkeley. This makes it the #44 most popular school for architecture master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in architecture, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UC Berkeley Architecture Graduates

The median salary of architecture students who receive their bachelor's degree at UC Berkeley is $52,215. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 13% higher than the national average of $46,312 for all architecture bachelor's degree recipients.

Architecture Student Demographics at UC Berkeley

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

UC Berkeley General Architecture Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 115 students earned a bachelor's degree in architecture from UC Berkeley. About 61% of these graduates were women and the other 39% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% 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 University of California - Berkeley with a bachelor's in architecture.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	42
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	18
International Students	27
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UC Berkeley General Architecture Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students earned a master's degree in architecture from UC Berkeley. About 80% of these graduates were women and the other 20% were men.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - Berkeley 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	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UC Berkeley also has a doctoral program available in architecture. In 2021, 9 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Urban & Regional Planning
• Landscape Architecture
• Environmental Design
• 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 CA, the home state for University of California - Berkeley.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Architectural and Engineering Managers	31,580	$175,010
Architects	13,570	$95,060
Architecture Professors	370	$98,610

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 LAgirl5252 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.