Architecture & Related Services is about average in terms of popularity for master's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #21 out of the 37 majors across the country that we analyze each year. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
College Factual looked at 71 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Architecture & Related Services Master's Degree Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 7,438 master's degrees in architecture & related services during the <nil> academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
The architecture & related services master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality architecture & related services program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:
Quality Overall Is Important
The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we consider a school's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a collection of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
Average Earnings
To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.
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 & related services students as compared to other majors.
- Major Demand - The number of architecture & related services students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
- 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.
- Student Debt - How much debt architecture & related services students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
- Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized architecture & related services related body.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for architecture & related services students working on their master's degree.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Architecture & Related Services Master's Degree Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.