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2023 Best Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

5 Colleges
$44,169 Avg Salary
$25,409 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, 883 degrees and certificates were awarded to architecture and related services students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #27 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Pennsylvania to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 following schools top our list of the Best Architecture & Related Services Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top Pennsylvania Schools for a Bachelor's in Architecture/Urban Planning

#1

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Drexel University the best school in Pennsylvania for architecture and related services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Pennsylvania is a great place for architecture and related services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#3

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Carnegie Mellon University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best architecture and related services schools in Pennsylvania. Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

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#4

Marywood University

Scranton, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Marywood University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Scranton, Marywood is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#5

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 5 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Temple is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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Explore all the Best Architecture & Related Services Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 260
New York 1,677
Maryland 194
Delaware 9
District of Columbia 132

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 5 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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