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2023 Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Doctor's Degree Schools

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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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Doctor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 45 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Architecture & Related Services program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Architecture & Related Services Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Our 2023 rankings named University of Florida the most popular school in the United States for architecture and related services students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 38% of the architecture and related services majors at the school.

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#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Harvard University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular architecture and related services schools in the United States. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 20 students majoring in architecture and related services at Harvard, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Hawaii at Manoa helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular architecture and related services schools in the United States. Located in the city of Honolulu, UH Manoa is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 61% of the architecture and related services majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 47% of the students majoring in architecture and related services at the school are women while 53% are male.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular architecture and related services schools in the United States. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the city of College Station.

Women make up 47% of the architecture and related services majors at the school.

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Out of the 45 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts Institute of Technology landed the # 4 spot on the list. MIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

About 60% of the students majoring in architecture and related services at the school are women while 40% are male.

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Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Georgia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Atlanta.

Of the 12 students majoring in architecture and related services at Georgia Tech, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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With a ranking of #8, Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for architecture and related services students working on their doctor’s degree. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Of the 10 students majoring in architecture and related services at Columbia, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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University of California - Los Angeles ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 40% of the architecture and related services majors at the school.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 56% of the students majoring in architecture and related services at the school are women while 44% are male.

Full Architecture & Related Services at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Report

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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 29 schools only.

  • 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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