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2025 Best Architecture & Related Services Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

19 Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
3,849 Architecture & Related Services Degrees Awarded
$53,243 Avg Early-Career Salary
You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a degree in architecture & related services. It is ranked #29 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.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 19 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for architecture & related services students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 3,849 degrees in architecture & related services to qualified students.

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Best Architecture & Related Services Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region Your choice of architecture & related services school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for architecture & related services 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.

Associate Degrees in Architecture & Related Services
Bachelor's Degrees in Architecture & Related Services
Master's Degrees in Architecture & Related Services
Doctor's Degrees in Architecture & Related Services

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 Architecture & Related Services Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the architecture & related services degree levels they offer.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
748 Architecture & Related Services Degrees Awarded
77.8% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat Columbia University in the City of New York if you wish to pursue a degree in architecture & related services. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #15 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.

There were approximately 748 architecture & related services students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent year we have data available. Those architecture & related services students who get their degree from Columbia University in the City of New York earn $26,574 more than the typical architecture & related services student.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
76 Architecture & Related Services Degrees Awarded
5.3% Growth in Graduates

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in architecture & related services. Located in the city of Troy, RPI is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #64 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means RPI is a great school overall.

There were approximately 76 architecture & related services students who graduated with this degree at RPI in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the architecture & related services program state that they receive average early career earnings of $54,334.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
244 Architecture & Related Services Degrees Awarded
14.8% Growth in Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in architecture & related services has to look into Cornell University. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.

There were about 244 architecture & related services students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the architecture & related services program report average early career income of $50,313.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
153 Architecture & Related Services Degrees Awarded
9.2% Growth in Graduates

University of Maryland - College Park is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in architecture & related services. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UMCP is a great university overall.

There were about 153 architecture & related services students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the architecture & related services program make an average of $52,550 in the first couple years of their career.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In PA
61 Architecture & Related Services Degrees Awarded

Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Pittsburgh. A Best Colleges rank of #8 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Carnegie Mellon is a great university overall.

There were about 60.99999999999999 architecture & related services students who graduated with this degree at Carnegie Mellon in the most recent year we have data available.

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Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
166 Architecture & Related Services Degrees Awarded
12.7% Growth in Graduates

Located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #62 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Syracuse is a great university overall.

There were approximately 166 architecture & related services students who graduated with this degree at Syracuse in the most recent data year. After graduating, architecture & related services degree recipients usually earn about $53,614 in their early careers.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
225 Architecture & Related Services Degrees Awarded
$54,429 Median Starting Salary

Pratt Institute is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Brooklyn.

There were about 225 architecture & related services students who graduated with this degree at Pratt Institute in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the architecture & related services program earn an average of $54,429 for their early career.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
104 Architecture & Related Services Degrees Awarded
$55,481 Median Starting Salary

Thomas Jefferson University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #89 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Thomas Jefferson University is a great university overall.

There were roughly 104 architecture & related services students who graduated with this degree at Thomas Jefferson University in the most recent data year. Architecture & Related Services degree recipients from Thomas Jefferson University earn a boost of around $2,238 over the average earnings of architecture & related services majors.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
119 Architecture & Related Services Degrees Awarded
2.5% Growth in Graduates

Located in the rural area of Old Westbury, NYIT is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population. This school ranks 106th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were roughly 119 architecture & related services students who graduated with this degree at NYIT in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, architecture & related services degree recipients generally earn about $50,115 in the first five years of their career.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
58 Architecture & Related Services Degrees Awarded
3.4% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #74 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Rutgers New Brunswick is a great university overall.

There were roughly 58 architecture & related services students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, architecture & related services degree recipients usually make around $44,459 in the first five years of their career.

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Explore the best architecture & related services colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 38 260
Pennsylvania 38 849
New York 38 1,665
Maryland 37 194
Delaware 33 9
District of Columbia 33 130

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Major Annual Graduates
Architectural Sciences & Technology 1,967
General Architecture 768
Urban & Regional Planning 370
Real Estate Development 308
Landscape Architecture 169
Environmental Design 121
Interior Architecture 92
Architecture (Other) 45
Architectural History 9

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