Architecture
Contains Stem Majors
Add ComparisonIn 2024, the locations with the highest concentration of Architecture degree recipients are Lubbock, TX, Tempe, AZ, and Gainesville, FL. In 2024, the locations with a relatively high number of Architecture degree recipients are Dunmore, PA, Prairie View, TX, and Fargo, ND. The most common degree awarded to students studying Architecture is a bachelors degree.
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Architecture and the types of students that study this field. Texas Tech University awards the most degrees in Architecture in the US, but Judson University and The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Architecture.
Tuition costs for Architecture majors are, on average, $9,252 for in-state public colleges, and $60,314 for out of state private colleges.
The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Architecture programs are Public, 4-year or above institutions (77 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (3,588 completions).
The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Architecture, is Public, 4-year or above (3,588 completions in 2024).
The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Architecture programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.
Texas Tech University has the most Architecture degree recipients, with 237 degrees awarded in 2024.
The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Architecture.
Out of all institutions that offer Architecture programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Judson University has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Architecture, with 15.2%.
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Architecture by year.
Information on the businesses and industries that employ Architecture and Related Services graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.
The average salary for Architecture and Related Services majors is $105,023 and the most common occupations are Architects, except landscape and naval, Other designers, and Other managers.
The industry that employs the most Architecture and Related Services majors is Architectural, engineering & related services, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Petroleum & petroleum products merchant wholesalers.
The average salary for Architecture and Related Services majors is $105,023 and the most common occupations are Architects, except landscape and naval, Other designers, and Other managers.
This chart shows the average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Architecture and Related Services majors.
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 most common occupations for Architecture and Related Services majors, by number of employees, are Architects, except landscape and naval, Other designers, and Other managers.
Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Architecture and Related Services majors working as Architects, except naval, Urban & regional planners, and Drafters.
The highest paid occupations by median income for Architecture and Related Services majors are Surgeons, Power plant operators, distributors, & dispatchers, and Bakers.
The number of Architecture and Related Services graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.52%, from 418,622 in 2023 to 433,347 in 2024.
The largest single share of Architecture and Related Services graduates go on to work as Architects, except landscape and naval (26.9%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Architecture and Related Services by share of the total number of graduates.
The most common industries that employ Architecture and Related Services majors, by number of employees, are Architectural, engineering & related services, Construction, and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges.
The highest paying industries of Architecture and Related Services majors, by average wage, are Petroleum & petroleum products merchant wholesalers, Not specified utilities, and Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals.
The number of Architecture and Related Services graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.52%, from 418,622 in 2023 to 433,347 in 2024.
The industry which employs the most Architecture and Related Services graduates by share is Architectural, engineering & related services, followed by Construction. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Architecture and Related Services.
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.
Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Architecture and Related Services in the United States.
The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Architecture and Related Services is 44.6.
The most common degree type these workers hold is a Bachelors Degree. Female 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 (2,120 students).
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 34 and 33 years old, which represent 2.93% and 2.8% of the population, respectively.
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Architecture are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Associates Degree.
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 granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Architecture.
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Architecture for each race & ethnicity.
In 2024, White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.
This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Bachelors Degree recipients in Architecture.
White Female students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and sex.
There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Iran that hold Architecture and Related Services degrees (3.29 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 (9,509 degree recipients).
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Architecture field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Architecture majors need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Architecture majors need more than the average amount of Operations Analysis, Management of Financial Resources, and Management of Material Resources.
These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Architecture majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Operations Analysis is very distinctive for majors, but the Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, and Operations Analysis are the three most important skills for people in the field.
