2024 Best Architecture Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Architecture is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #149 most popular doctor's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for architecture students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 33 doctor's degrees in architecture during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to architecture students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other architecture students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized architecture related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for architecture students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Architecture Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Architecture in the Far Western US Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for architecture students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Doctorate in architecture

1

University of California - Berkeley
Berkeley, CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

9 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of California - Berkeley if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in architecture. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in architecture from University of California - Berkeley

2

University of California - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

5 Annual Graduates

University of California - Los Angeles is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in architecture. UCLA is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Los Angeles.More information about a doctorate in architecture from University of California - Los Angeles

2

University of Hawaii at Manoa
Honolulu, HI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

16 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in architecture has to check out University of Hawaii at Manoa. Located in the large city of Honolulu, UH Manoa is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in architecture from University of Hawaii at Manoa

Best Architecture Colleges by State

Explore the best architecture schools for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	381	14
Oregon	145	3
Hawaii	65	16

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Rankings in Majors Related to architecture

One of 3 majors within the General Architecture area of study, Architecture has other similar majors worth exploring.

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Danichou. More about our data sources and methodologies.