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Best Architecture/Urban Planning Associate Degree Schools

2023 Best Architecture/Urban Planning Associate Degree Schools

3 Colleges
$38,771 Avg Salary
$15,270 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, 17,325 people earned a degree or certificate in architecture and related services, making the major the #29 most popular in the United States.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Architecture/Urban Planning Associate Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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The colleges and universities below are the best for architecture and related services majors pursuing a associate degree.

Top Schools for an Associate in Architecture/Urban Planning

Our 2023 rankings named Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology the best school in the United States for architecture and related services students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Lancaster, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a public college with a small student population.

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#2

Pratt Institute - Main

Brooklyn, NY

The excellent associate degree programs at Pratt Institute - Main helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best architecture and related services schools in the United States. Pratt Institute is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Brooklyn.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means New York Institute of Technology is a great place for architecture and related services students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Old Westbury, NYIT is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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View the Best Architecture/Urban Planning Associate Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Major Annual Graduates
Architectural Sciences & Technology 6,781
General Architecture 4,982
Urban & Regional Planning 2,419
Landscape Architecture 905
Environmental Design 741
Interior Architecture 728
Real Estate Development 420
Architecture (Other) 202
Architectural History 147

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 254,454
Engineering 198,468
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Engineering Technologies 85,188
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Lorenzo Cafaro.

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