You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a Bachelor's Degree in
architecture & related services. It is ranked #27 out of 38 major degree programs in terms of popularity. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.
College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Architecture & Related Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 478 bachelor's degrees in architecture & related services to qualified students.
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Your choice of architecture & related services for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
Overall Quality Is a Must
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
Average Early-Career Salaries
Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
- Major Focus - How much a school focuses on architecture & related services students vs. other majors.
- Major Demand - The number of architecture & related services students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
- Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
- Student Debt - How much debt architecture & related services students go into to obtain their bachelor'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 schools for architecture & related services students working on their bachelor's degree.
One Size Does Not Fit All
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Architecture & Related Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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