2025 Best Architecture Schools in the Far Western US Region
8Colleges in the Far Western US Region
542architecture Degrees Awarded
Architecture is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #147 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 8 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Architecture Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 542 degrees in architecture to qualified students.
The architecture program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Architecture rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for architecture schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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Best Schools for Architecture in the Far Western US Region
The schools below may not offer all types of architecture degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
University of California - Berkeley is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in architecture. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UC Berkeley is a great university overall.
There were approximately 128 architecture students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent data year.
University of Southern California is a great choice for students interested in a degree in architecture. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #13 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means USC is a great university overall.
There were roughly 7 architecture students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent data year.
It's hard to beat University of Washington - Seattle Campus if you want to pursue a degree in architecture. UW Seattle is a very large public university located in the city of Seattle. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.
There were roughly 70 architecture students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent data year.
California State Polytechnic University - Pomona is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in architecture. Located in the large suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 60th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 111 architecture students who graduated with this degree at Cal Poly Pomona in the most recent data year.
UCLA is a very large public university located in the large city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #28 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.
There were roughly 37 architecture students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 21st out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 25 architecture students who graduated with this degree at USFCA in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the midsize city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 8 colleges for overall quality in the state of Nevada.
There were roughly 26 architecture students who graduated with this degree at UNLV in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Portland, Portland State University is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 29 schools for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were roughly 66 architecture students who graduated with this degree at Portland State University in the most recent data year.
Architecture is one of 3 different types of General Architecture programs to choose from.
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).
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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 Architecture rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for architecture schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
