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2023 Best Architecture/Urban Planning Graduate Certificate Schools

26 Colleges
$65,148 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.

The Best Architecture/Urban Planning Graduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 26 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate 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.

View our full ranking methodology.

The following schools top our list of the Best Architecture & Related Services Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the best school in the United States for architecture and related services students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means North Carolina State University is a great place for architecture and related services students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Architecture/Urban Planning Graduate Certificate Schools list. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Austin is a great place for architecture and related services students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Architecture/Urban Planning Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

With a ranking of #6, Clemson University did quite well on this year’s best schools for architecture and related services students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate architecture and related services programs. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.

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#8

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

University of Miami came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Architecture/Urban Planning Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. U Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Coral Gables.

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Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate architecture and related services programs. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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University of California - Davis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for architecture and related services students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a very large student population.

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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 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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