In 2021, the locations with the highest concentration of Architectural Sciences & Technology degree recipients are New York, NY, Los Angeles, CA, and Boston, MA. The most common degree awarded to students studying Architectural Sciences & Technology is a masters degree.
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Architectural Sciences & Technology and the types of students that study this field. Pratt Institute-Main awards the most degrees in Architectural Sciences & Technology in the US, but American College of the Building Arts and Southern California Institute of Architecture have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Architectural Sciences & Technology.
The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Architectural Sciences & Technology programs are Public, 4-year or above institutions (78 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (3,309 completions).
The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Architectural Sciences & Technology, is Public, 4-year or above (3,309 completions in 2021).
The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Architectural Sciences & Technology programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.
Out of all institutions that offer Architectural Sciences & Technology programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, American College of the Building Arts has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Architectural Sciences & Technology, with 100%.
Information on the businesses and industries that employ Architecture and Related Services graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Architecture and Related Services majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Architecture and Related Services majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Architectural Sciences & Technology is from the 2 Digit Course Architecture and Related Services.
398,010
2021 Workforce
± 15,468
2.9%
1 Year Growth
± 5.38%
The number of Architecture and Related Services graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 2.9%, from 386,790 in 2020 to 398,010 in 2021.
The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Architectural Sciences & Technology is from the 2 Digit Course Architecture and Related Services.
398,010
2021 Workforce
± 15,468
2.9%
1 Year Growth
± 5.38%
The number of Architecture and Related Services graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 2.9%, from 386,790 in 2020 to 398,010 in 2021.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Architecture and Related Services majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Architecture and Related Services majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
The most common degree type these workers hold is a Masters Degree. Male employees are more likely to hold Architecture and Related Services degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Architecture and Related Services (2,710 students).
The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Architectural Sciences & Technology is from the 2 Digit Course Architecture and Related Services.
44.3
Average Age in 2021
± 0.516 Years
0.781%
1 Year Change
± 1.65%
This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Architecture and Related Services. The most common ages of employees with this major are 29 and 30 years old, which represent 2.85% and 2.83% of the population, respectively.
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Architectural Sciences & Technology are Masters Degree, Bachelors Degree, and Associates Degree.
The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Architectural Sciences & Technology is from the 2 Digit Course Architecture and Related Services.
The most common degree types held by the working population in Architecture and Related Services are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Architectural Sciences & Technology for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.
The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Architectural Sciences & Technology is from the 2 Digit Course Architecture and Related Services.
Most Common Countries of Origin
Mexico
7,266 degree recipients
India
6,761 degree recipients
China
6,692 degree recipients
High Relative Number of Students
Turkey
3.6 times more than expected
Argentina
3.58 times more than expected
Algeria
3.54 times more than expected
There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Turkey that hold Architecture and Related Services degrees (3.6 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is Mexico (7,266 degree recipients).