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2023 Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in Washington

5 Colleges
$56,127 Avg Salary
$19,382 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, 349 degrees and certificates were awarded to architecture and related services students who went to a Washington college or university. This makes it the #29 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in Washington ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Washington to see which ones were the most popular programs 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 Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Washington - Seattle Campus the most popular school in Washington for architecture and related services students. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a fairly large student population.

On average, architecture and related services graduates from UW Seattle take out $19,382 in student loans while working on their degree.

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The excellent programs at Washington State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best architecture and related services schools in Washington. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Eastern Washington University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in Washington list. Located in the town of Cheney, EWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Cornish College of the Arts is a great place for architecture and related services students. Located in the city of Seattle, Cornish College of the Arts is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Out of the 5 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Tacoma Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. UW Tacoma is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Tacoma.

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Explore all the Most Popular Architecture & Related Services Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 2,293
Oregon 269
Hawaii 74
Nevada 78

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.

  • 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.

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