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2023 Best General Architecture Schools in the New England Region

10 Colleges
$52,454 Avg Salary
$31,625 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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best General Architecture Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the New England Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best General Architecture Schools in the New England Region

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

Top 10 Best General Architecture Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Massachusetts Institute of Technology the best school in the New England Region for general architecture students. MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

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#2

Yale University

New Haven, CT

The excellent programs at Yale University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general architecture schools in the New England Region . Located in the city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#3

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Harvard University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best General Architecture Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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Out of the 10 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston Architectural College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Boston Architectural College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

While working on their degree, architecture majors at Boston Architectural College accumulate an average of around $52,750 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $427, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rhode Island School of Design. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best General Architecture Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Providence, RISD is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well on this year’s best schools for general architecture students. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a very large student population.

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Roger Williams University ranked #7 on this year’s Best General Architecture Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Bristol, RWU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

While working on their degree, architecture majors at RWU accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $652.

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#8

Keene State College

Keene, NH

Keene State College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best general architecture programs. Located in the distant town of Keene, Keene State is a public school with a small student population.

On average, architecture graduates from Keene State take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#9

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

University of Hartford ranked #9 on this year’s Best General Architecture Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of West Hartford, UHart is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#10

Norwich University

Northfield, VT

Norwich 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. Norwich is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Northfield.

The average amount in student loans that architecture majors at Norwich take out is $27,000.

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Best General Architecture Colleges by State

Explore the best general architecture colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 82
Connecticut 45
New Hampshire 19
Maine 5
Rhode Island 113
Vermont 41

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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 10 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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