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.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Ohio to determine which ones were the best for general architecture students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 356 degrees in general architecture to qualified students.
Your choice of general architecture school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.
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.
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 General Architecture Schools in Ohio list to help you make the college 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.
Kent State University at Kent is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in general architecture. Located in the large suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 9th out of 91 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were approximately 155 general architecture students who graduated with this degree at Kent State in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, architecture degree recipients generally earn around $47,254 in their early careers.
Any student who is interested in general architecture has to take a look at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #137 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UC is a great university overall.
There were roughly 89 general architecture students who graduated with this degree at UC in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the architecture program report average early career wages of $44,598.
Every student who is interested in general architecture needs to take a look at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. Located in the fringe town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 18th out of 91 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were about 11 general architecture students who graduated with this degree at BGSU in the most recent year we have data available.
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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Your choice of general architecture school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.
