Spike Rankings 2027
Best Colleges for Architecture in America
Strong colleges that graduate at least 25 students a year in Architecture. How Spike ranks
How this list is ranked.
The Best Colleges score 75%, the size of the architecture program 25%.
71 colleges qualify from Spike’s guide of 233. At least 25 bachelor’s degrees a year in the field. Colleges without enough reported data are left out.
Guide updated . Data snapshot: . Sources and data years.
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Number 1: University of California-Berkeley- 143 grads a year in the field
- 93% graduate
- $100k after 10 years
Number 2: University of Maryland-College Park- 132 grads a year in the field
- 88% graduate
- $89k after 10 years
Number 3: University of Southern California- 174 grads a year in the field
- 91% graduate
- $103k after 10 years
Number 4: Cornell University- 103 grads a year in the field
- 95% graduate
- $114k after 10 years
Number 5: California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo- 210 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $96k after 10 years
Number 6: University of Virginia-Main Campus- 98 grads a year in the field
- 95% graduate
- $96k after 10 years
Number 7: University of Florida- 102 grads a year in the field
- 92% graduate
- $78k after 10 years
Number 8: University of Washington-Seattle Campus- 201 grads a year in the field
- 85% graduate
- $83k after 10 years
Number 9: University of Michigan-Ann Arbor- 68 grads a year in the field
- 93% graduate
- $93k after 10 years
Number 10: Ohio State University-Main Campus- 109 grads a year in the field
- 87% graduate
- $67k after 10 years
Number 11: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University- 150 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $89k after 10 years
Number 12: Texas A&M University-College Station- 154 grads a year in the field
- 84% graduate
- $78k after 10 years
Number 13: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign- 87 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $88k after 10 years
Number 14: University of Notre Dame- 54 grads a year in the field
- 95% graduate
- $113k after 10 years
Number 15: Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus- 55 grads a year in the field
- 94% graduate
- $114k after 10 years
Number 16: University of California-San Diego- 52 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $96k after 10 years
Number 17: Rice University- 36 grads a year in the field
- 95% graduate
- $91k after 10 years
Number 18: New Jersey Institute of Technology- 79 grads a year in the field
- 72% graduate
- $91k after 10 years
Number 19: Arizona State University Campus Immersion- 230 grads a year in the field
- 68% graduate
- $69k after 10 years
Number 20: University of Houston- 120 grads a year in the field
- 65% graduate
- $68k after 10 years
Number 21: Washington University in St Louis- 42 grads a year in the field
- 94% graduate
- $91k after 10 years
Number 22: Carnegie Mellon University- 33 grads a year in the field
- 94% graduate
- $125k after 10 years
Number 23: Rutgers University-New Brunswick- 55 grads a year in the field
- 84% graduate
- $80k after 10 years
Number 24: Syracuse University- 168 grads a year in the field
- 82% graduate
- $85k after 10 years
Number 25: North Carolina State University at Raleigh- 57 grads a year in the field
- 85% graduate
- $78k after 10 years
Number 26: Illinois Institute of Technology- 89 grads a year in the field
- 73% graduate
- $91k after 10 years
Number 27: Clemson University- 93 grads a year in the field
- 87% graduate
- $79k after 10 years
Number 28: The University of Texas at Austin- 47 grads a year in the field
- 89% graduate
- $82k after 10 years
Number 29: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute- 57 grads a year in the field
- 82% graduate
- $113k after 10 years
Number 30: University of Colorado Boulder- 129 grads a year in the field
- 74% graduate
- $78k after 10 years
Number 31: Texas Tech University- 157 grads a year in the field
- 69% graduate
- $67k after 10 years
Number 32: Iowa State University- 102 grads a year in the field
- 76% graduate
- $68k after 10 years
Number 33: The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art- 30 grads a year in the field
- 81% graduate
- $77k after 10 years
Number 34: Wentworth Institute of Technology- 108 grads a year in the field
- 66% graduate
- $95k after 10 years
Number 35: Auburn University- 118 grads a year in the field
- 82% graduate
- $73k after 10 years
Number 36: University of Georgia- 41 grads a year in the field
- 89% graduate
- $77k after 10 years
Number 37: University of Kansas- 102 grads a year in the field
- 70% graduate
- $68k after 10 years
Number 38: University of Oregon- 95 grads a year in the field
- 71% graduate
- $67k after 10 years
Number 39: University of Nebraska-Lincoln- 110 grads a year in the field
- 68% graduate
- $62k after 10 years
Number 40: Temple University- 70 grads a year in the field
- 74% graduate
- $71k after 10 years
Number 41: CUNY City College- 52 grads a year in the field
- 53% graduate
- $70k after 10 years
Number 42: Pratt Institute-Main- 129 grads a year in the field
- 74% graduate
- $63k after 10 years
Number 43: Drexel University- 46 grads a year in the field
- 78% graduate
- $92k after 10 years
Number 44: The University of Texas at San Antonio- 135 grads a year in the field
- 52% graduate
- $61k after 10 years
Number 45: Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus- 72 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $72k after 10 years
Number 46: University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus- 51 grads a year in the field
- 75% graduate
- $67k after 10 years
Number 47: Miami University-Oxford- 87 grads a year in the field
- 81% graduate
- $64k after 10 years
Number 48: Mississippi State University- 120 grads a year in the field
- 68% graduate
- $54k after 10 years
Number 49: Florida Atlantic University- 91 grads a year in the field
- 63% graduate
- $61k after 10 years
Number 50: The University of Texas at Arlington- 96 grads a year in the field
- 52% graduate
- $73k after 10 years
Number 51: Washington State University- 55 grads a year in the field
- 62% graduate
- $72k after 10 years
Number 52: University of Miami- 53 grads a year in the field
- 84% graduate
- $84k after 10 years
Number 53: Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College- 102 grads a year in the field
- 68% graduate
- $64k after 10 years
Number 54: Tulane University of Louisiana- 71 grads a year in the field
- 87% graduate
- $68k after 10 years
Number 55: University of Cincinnati-Main Campus- 91 grads a year in the field
- 75% graduate
- $61k after 10 years
Number 56: University of Central Florida- 43 grads a year in the field
- 78% graduate
- $63k after 10 years
Number 57: Indiana University-Bloomington- 29 grads a year in the field
- 80% graduate
- $70k after 10 years
Number 58: California State University-Sacramento- 44 grads a year in the field
- 55% graduate
- $69k after 10 years
Number 59: University of Kentucky- 52 grads a year in the field
- 72% graduate
- $64k after 10 years
Number 60: California State University-Fresno- 26 grads a year in the field
- 58% graduate
- $63k after 10 years
Number 61: Rhode Island School of Design- 48 grads a year in the field
- 90% graduate
- $69k after 10 years
Number 62: Colorado State University-Fort Collins- 66 grads a year in the field
- 67% graduate
- $67k after 10 years
Number 63: University of New Mexico-Main Campus- 69 grads a year in the field
- 54% graduate
- $50k after 10 years
Number 64: Kent State University at Kent- 94 grads a year in the field
- 57% graduate
- $51k after 10 years
Number 65: Portland State University- 30 grads a year in the field
- 53% graduate
- $62k after 10 years
Number 66: University of Utah- 51 grads a year in the field
- 66% graduate
- $73k after 10 years
Number 67: University of Idaho- 54 grads a year in the field
- 59% graduate
- $58k after 10 years
Number 68: Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University- 40 grads a year in the field
- 57% graduate
- $52k after 10 years
Number 69: Howard University- 29 grads a year in the field
- 72% graduate
- $70k after 10 years
Number 70: Morgan State University- 28 grads a year in the field
- 41% graduate
- $57k after 10 years
Number 71: Montana State University- 43 grads a year in the field
- 58% graduate
- $60k after 10 years
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What the rank does not tell you.
This combines college-wide results with the number of degrees awarded in the field. It does not measure teaching quality or earnings in this major. A larger program is not automatically a better choice for you.
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