You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a degree in architectural studies. It is ranked #1371 out of 1506 major degree programs in terms of popularity. This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.
There was only one school in the United States to review for the 2025 Best Architectural Studies Schools ranking.
The architectural studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Architectural Studies Schools.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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Best Schools for Architectural Studies in the United States
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the architectural studies degrees they offer, see the list below.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).