2023 Best Architecture/Urban Planning Associate Degree Schools
Finding the Best Architecture & Related Services Associate Degree School for You
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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2023 Best Architecture & Related Services Associate Degree Schools in the United States
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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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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Architecture & Related Services Related Rankings by Major
Architecture & Related Services Majors to Study
| 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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.