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2023 Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in Virginia

5 Colleges
$50,719 Avg Salary
$26,405 Avg Student Debt

Architecture & Related Services is the #29 most popular major in Virginia with 406 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Virginia 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.

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

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Virginia Tech the most popular school in Virginia for architecture and related services students. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that architecture and related services majors at Virginia Tech take out is $31,000. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $799, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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The excellent programs at University of Virginia - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best architecture and related services schools in Virginia. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a very large student population.

On average, architecture and related services graduates from University of Virginia take out $21,809 in student loans while working on their degree.

Full Architecture & Related Services at University of Virginia - Main Campus Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northern Virginia Community College is a great place for architecture and related services students. Northern Virginia Community College is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Annandale.

Full Architecture & Related Services at Northern Virginia Community College Report

#4

Hampton University

Hampton, VA

Out of the 5 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Hampton University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Hampton is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Hampton.

Read full report on Architecture & Related Services at Hampton University

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means John Tyler Community College is a great place for architecture and related services students. Located in the suburb of Chester, John Tyler Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Full Architecture & Related Services at John Tyler Community College Report

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 301
West Virginia 6
South Carolina 199
Florida 883
Arkansas 49
Mississippi 128
Tennessee 127
Louisiana 299
Alabama 196
Kentucky 108
Georgia 386

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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