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2023 Best General Architecture Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

11 Colleges
$51,230 Avg Salary
$28,299 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Architecture School for You

General Architecture is the #130 most popular major in the country with 4,982 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best General Architecture Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best General Architecture Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for architecture majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best General Architecture Schools

Our analysis found Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute to be the best school for general architecture students who want to pursue a degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . RPI is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Troy.

The average amount in student loans that architecture majors at RPI take out is $31,000.

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#2

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

The excellent programs at Drexel University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general architecture schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

While working on their degree, architecture majors at Drexel accumulate an average of around $31,000 in student debt.

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#3

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best General Architecture Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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Out of the 11 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the # 4 spot on the list. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of College Park.

Architecture majors at UMCP take out an average of $20,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#5

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best General Architecture Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

On average, architecture graduates from Carnegie Mellon take out $23,250 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#6

Marywood University

Scranton, PA

With a ranking of #6, Marywood University did quite well on this year’s best schools for general architecture students. Located in the city of Scranton, Marywood is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that architecture majors at Marywood take out is $31,000.

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Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best general architecture programs. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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Catholic University of America came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best General Architecture Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Architecture majors at CUA take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#9

Alfred State College

Alfred, NY

Alfred State College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best General Architecture Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Alfred State is a small public school located in the town of Alfred.

While working on their degree, architecture majors at Alfred State accumulate an average of around $31,000 in student debt.

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#10

Morgan State University

Baltimore, MD

Morgan State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for general architecture students. It came in at #10 on the list. Morgan State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Baltimore.

Architecture majors at Morgan State take out an average of $30,002 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Best General Architecture Colleges by State

Explore the best general architecture schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 154
New York 212
Maryland 141
New Jersey 70
District of Columbia 107

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One of 8 majors within the area of study, general architecture has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Architecture

Related Major Annual Graduates
Architectural Sciences & Technology 6,781
Urban & Regional Planning 2,419
Landscape Architecture 905
Environmental Design 741
Interior Architecture 728

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
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