2025 Best Architecture & Related Services Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

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.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the best for architecture & related services students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 344 master's degrees in architecture & related services during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

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 full 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.

More Ways to Rank Architecture & Related Services Schools

The architecture & related services school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Architecture & Related Services Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Architecture & Related Services in Pennsylvania

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for architecture & related services students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Pennsylvania Schools for a Master's in Architecture & Related Services

1

Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

37 Annual Graduates

Carnegie Mellon University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in architecture & related services. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Pittsburgh.More information about a master’s in architecture & related services from Carnegie Mellon University

2

Temple University
Philadelphia, PA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

41 Annual Graduates

Temple University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in architecture & related services. Temple is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Philadelphia.More information about a master’s in architecture & related services from Temple University

Best Architecture & Related Services Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Architecture & Related Services Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	35	731
New Jersey	32	79
Maryland	32	36
District of Columbia	32	69

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Architecture & Related Services Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Architectural Sciences & Technology	298
Urban & Regional Planning	16
Interior Architecture	13
Landscape Architecture	13
General Architecture	4

Majors Similar to Architecture & Related Services

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Engineering	3,101
Biological & Biomedical Sciences	1,099
Mathematics & Statistics	836
Engineering Technologies	469
Physical Sciences	312
Natural Resources & Conservation	210
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences	62
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations	59
Science Technologies / Technicians	8

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Lorenzo Cafaro. More about our data sources and methodologies.