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2023 Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in District of Columbia

5 Colleges
$58,515 Avg Salary
$27,000 Avg Student Debt

With 132 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, architecture and related services is the #26 most popular major in District of Columbia.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 District of Columbia ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in District of Columbia 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for architecture and related services majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named Catholic University of America the most popular school in District of Columbia for architecture and related services students. Located in the large city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

While working on their degree, architecture and related services majors at CUA accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.

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#2

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Out of the 5 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgetown University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of the District of Columbia. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in District of Columbia list. University of the District of Columbia is a small public school located in the large city of Washington.

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The excellent programs at George Washington University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best architecture and related services schools in District of Columbia. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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#5

Howard University

Washington, DC

The excellent programs at Howard University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best architecture and related services schools in District of Columbia. Howard is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 260
Pennsylvania 883
New York 1,677
Maryland 194
Delaware 9

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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