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2023 Best Architecture/Urban Planning Doctor's Degree Schools

37 Colleges
$57,241 Avg Salary

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 Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 37 schools in the United States to see which doctor'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.

View our full ranking methodology.

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

Our analysis found Massachusetts Institute of Technology to be the best school for architecture and related services students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Architecture/Urban Planning Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a very large student population.

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#3

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Harvard University is a great place for architecture and related services students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Virginia Tech is a great place for architecture and related services students working on their doctor’s degree. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.

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Out of the 37 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Georgia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Atlanta.

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University of California - Berkeley came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Architecture/Urban Planning Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of Virginia - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Architecture/Urban Planning Doctor’s Degree Schools list. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.

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#8

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

With a ranking of #8, University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s best schools for architecture and related services students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Illinois Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s best schools for architecture and related services students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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University of Maryland - College Park came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Architecture/Urban Planning Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.

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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 25 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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