2023 Most Popular General Architecture Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best General Architecture Master's Degree School for You
General Architecture is the #130 most popular major in the country with 4,982 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Most Popular General Architecture Master's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 87 schools in the United States to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Architecture program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular General Architecture Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 15% Most Popular General Architecture Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Florida the most popular school in the United States for general architecture students working on their master’s degree. UF is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.
Of the 62 students majoring in architecture at UF, 48% are male and 52% are female.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at North Dakota State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general architecture schools in the United States. Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 43% of the students majoring in architecture at the school are women while 57% are male.
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Out of the 87 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the # 3 spot on the list. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.
About 54% of the students majoring in architecture at the school are women while 46% are male.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Kent State University at Kent helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general architecture schools in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 48% of the students majoring in architecture at the school are women while 53% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Catholic University of America. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools list. CUA is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.
About 36% of the students majoring in architecture at the school are women while 64% are male.
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Out of the 87 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a large student population.
Of the 39 students majoring in architecture at SIUC, 62% are male and 38% are female.
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With a ranking of #7, Texas Tech University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general architecture students working on their master’s degree. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.
Women make up 45% of the architecture majors at the school.
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University of Oregon ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Eugene, UO is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 47% of the architecture majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #9, University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general architecture students working on their master’s degree. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the city of Tampa.
Women make up 43% of the architecture majors at the school.
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Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 51% of the architecture majors at the school.
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University of Nebraska - Lincoln ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 28 students majoring in architecture at UNL, 68% are male and 32% are female.
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With a ranking of #12, Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general architecture students working on their master’s degree. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbus.
About 52% of the students majoring in architecture at the school are women while 48% are male.
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University of Louisiana at Lafayette landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree general architecture programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Lafayette, UL Lafayette is a public college with a large student population.
About 45% of the students majoring in architecture at the school are women while 55% are male.
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Here are some additional popular schools for General Architecture students that almost earned our Most Popular General Architecture Master's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
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| 14 | University of Kentucky | Lexington, KY |
| 15 | University of Hartford | West Hartford, CT |
| 16 | Portland State University | Portland, OR |
| 17 | Indiana University - Bloomington | Bloomington, IN |
General Architecture by Region
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General Architecture Related Majors
General Architecture is one of 8 different types of programs to choose from.
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 25 schools only.
- 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Danichou.
More about our data sources and methodologies.