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2023 Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in Massachusetts

23 Colleges
$55,653 Avg Salary
$33,438 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, 1,036 degrees and certificates were awarded to architecture and related services students who went to a Massachusetts college or university. This makes it the #22 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in Massachusetts to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 23 schools in Massachusetts to see which 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.

Check out the architecture and related services programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Massachusetts.

Our 2023 rankings named Boston Architectural College the most popular school in Massachusetts for architecture and related services students. Located in the city of Boston, Boston Architectural College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

After completing their degree, architecture and related services graduates from Boston Architectural College carry an average student debt load of $52,750. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $427.

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#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Harvard University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in Massachusetts list. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

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Out of the 23 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the # 3 spot on the list. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.

After completing their degree, architecture and related services graduates from UMass Amherst carry an average student debt load of $25,000.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a great place for architecture and related services students. Located in the city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wentworth Institute of Technology. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the large city of Boston, WIT is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that architecture and related services majors at WIT take out is $25,000. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $438, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Northeastern University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Architecture & Related Services majors at Northeastern take out an average of $31,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#7

Boston University

Boston, MA

With a ranking of #7, Boston University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for architecture and related services students. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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Springfield Technical Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular architecture and related services programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, STCC is a public school with a small student population.

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Massachusetts College of Art and Design came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Located in the city of Boston, Massachusetts College of Art and Design is a public college with a small student population.

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University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in Massachusetts ranking. UMass Dartmouth is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of North Dartmouth.

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

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 47
Maine 14
Rhode Island 282
Connecticut 126
Vermont 41

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 23 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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