2024 Best Architectural Design Schools

You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a degree in architectural design. It is ranked #1223 out of 1506 major degree programs in terms of popularity. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Architectural Design Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 25 degrees in architectural design during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Architectural Design Schools List

Architectural Design Rankings by Degree Level

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Architectural Design Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Architectural Design in the United States

The schools below may not offer all types of architectural design degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Schools in Architectural Design

1

University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Lincoln, NE

University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in architectural design. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a degree in architectural design from University of Nebraska - Lincoln

2

University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

47.6% Growth in Graduates

University of Kentucky is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in architectural design. Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in architectural design from University of Kentucky

Architectural Design by Region

View the Best Architectural Design Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Rankings in Majors Related to Architectural Design

Architectural Design is one of 3 different types of General Architecture programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Architectural Design

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Architecture	4,854
Pre-Architecture Studies	103

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Notes and References

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.