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2023 Most Popular Architectural Engineering Schools

30 Colleges
$65,501 Avg Salary
$25,395 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Architectural Engineering School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,012 people earned a degree or certificate in architectural engineering, making the major the #237 most popular in the United States.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Architectural Engineering Schools ranking. This report analyzed 30 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Architectural Engineering program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Architectural Engineering Colleges.

#1

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Our 2023 rankings named Auburn University the most popular school in the United States for architectural engineering students. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a very large student population.

While working on their degree, architectural engineering majors at Auburn accumulate an average of around $22,457 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $377, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#2

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Architectural Engineering Schools list. K -State is a very large public school located in the city of Manhattan.

The average amount in student loans that architectural engineering majors at K -State take out is $25,499. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $216.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Architectural Engineering Schools list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

While working on their degree, architectural engineering majors at UT Austin accumulate an average of around $26,987 in student debt.

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Out of the 30 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 30 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the # 5 spot on the list. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo.

After completing their degree, architectural engineering graduates from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo carry an average student debt load of $24,876. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $481.

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University of Colorado Boulder came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Architectural Engineering Schools ranking. Located in the midsize city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public college with a very large student population.

After completing their degree, architectural engineering graduates from CU - Boulder carry an average student debt load of $14,500.

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Milwaukee School of Engineering came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Architectural Engineering Schools ranking. MSOE is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

After completing their degree, architectural engineering graduates from MSOE carry an average student debt load of $27,000.

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular architectural engineering programs. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a very large student population.

After completing their degree, architectural engineering graduates from UC carry an average student debt load of $25,880.

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Illinois Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for architectural engineering students. It came in at #9 on the list. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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#9

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Drexel University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for architectural engineering students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that architectural engineering majors at Drexel take out is $31,000.

Full Architectural Engineering at Drexel University Report

Architectural Engineering by Region

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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 40 majors within the area of study, architectural engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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