2025 Best General Architecture Schools in New York
4Colleges in New York
204Architecture Degrees Awarded
$50,340Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in general architecture, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #127 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Architecture Schools in New York ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 204 degrees in general architecture annually.
The architecture program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Architecture rankings. We derive our Best Overall General Architecture School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Architecture Schools in New York ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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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 architecture degrees they offer, see the list below.
Every student pursuing a degree in general architecture needs to check out Columbia University in the City of New York. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #15 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.
There were roughly 18 general architecture students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in general architecture. RPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Troy. A Best Colleges rank of #64 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means RPI is a great school overall.
There were roughly 62 general architecture students who graduated with this degree at RPI in the most recent data year. General Architecture degree recipients from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute earn a boost of around $3,994 above the average earnings of general architecture majors.
Any student who is interested in general architecture has to take a look at University at Buffalo. Located in the large suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 18th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 71 general architecture students who graduated with this degree at University at Buffalo in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the architecture program state that they receive average early career income of $37,622.
Alfred State College is a great option for students pursuing a degree in general architecture. Located in the rural area of Alfred, Alfred State is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 99th out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 13 general architecture students who graduated with this degree at Alfred State in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the architecture program report average early career income of $49,192.
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).
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The architecture program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Architecture rankings. We derive our Best Overall General Architecture School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
