by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 10 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for architecture students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 685 bachelor's degrees in architecture during the 2022-2023 academic year.
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Your choice of architecture for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality architecture program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we consider a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for architecture students working on their bachelor's degree.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Architecture Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list to help you make the college decision.
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Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in architecture.
Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in architecture has to check out Columbia University in the City of New York. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York.More information about a bachelor’s in architecture from Columbia University in the City of New York
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in architecture. Located in the small city of Troy, RPI is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in architecture from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
University of Maryland - College Park is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in architecture. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in architecture from University of Maryland - College Park
Carnegie Mellon University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in architecture. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Pittsburgh.More information about a bachelor’s in architecture from Carnegie Mellon University
Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia.More information about a bachelor’s in architecture from Drexel University
CUA is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington.More information about a bachelor’s in architecture from Catholic University of America
University at Buffalo is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Buffalo.More information about a bachelor’s in architecture from University at Buffalo
Marywood is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Scranton.More information about a bachelor’s in architecture from Marywood University
Alfred State is a small public college located in the rural area of Alfred.More information about a bachelor’s in architecture from Alfred State College
Located in the city of Baltimore, Morgan State is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in architecture from Morgan State University
Explore the best architecture schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 707 | 190 |
| Pennsylvania | 698 | 138 |
| Maryland | 370 | 141 |
| New Jersey | 351 | 37 |
| District of Columbia | 226 | 61 |
Architecture is one of 3 different types of General Architecture programs to choose from.