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2025 Best Architecture & Related Services Schools in Pennsylvania

6 Colleges in Pennsylvania
843 Architecture & Related Services Degrees Awarded
$53,243 Avg Early-Career Salary
Architecture & Related Services degree programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major ranks #29 out of the 38 majors we look at each year. This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the best for architecture & related services students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 843 degrees in architecture & related services annually.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

Best Architecture & Related Services Schools in Pennsylvania Your choice of architecture & related services school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Architecture & Related Services School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that 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

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Architecture & Related Services Schools in Pennsylvania ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.

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 & related services degrees they offer, see the list below.

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

Carnegie Mellon University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in architecture & related services. Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Pittsburgh. A Best Colleges rank of #8 out of 2,152 colleges 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 data year.

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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 one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in architecture & related services. 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 colleges nationwide means Thomas Jefferson University is a great university overall.

There were approximately 104 architecture & related services students who graduated with this degree at Thomas Jefferson University in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the architecture & related services major at Thomas Jefferson University earn $2,238 more than the typical college grad with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
$57,730 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in architecture & related services has to check out Drexel University. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia. This university ranks 10th out of 103 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 30 architecture & related services students who graduated with this degree at Drexel in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the architecture & related services degree program at Drexel University earn $4,487 above the typical graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.

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Marywood University
Scranton, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
48 Architecture & Related Services Degrees Awarded
$48,650 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in architecture & related services has to check out Marywood University. Marywood is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Scranton. This university ranks 69th out of 103 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 48 architecture & related services students who graduated with this degree at Marywood in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, architecture & related services degree recipients generally make an average of $48,650 in the first five years of their career.

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Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
114 Architecture & Related Services Degrees Awarded
$49,651 Median Starting Salary

Temple is a fairly large public university located in the city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #97 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Temple is a great university overall.

There were roughly 114 architecture & related services students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent data year. After graduating, architecture & related services degree recipients generally earn an average of $49,651 in their early careers.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In PA
45 Architecture & Related Services Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Williamsport, Penn College is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 48th out of 103 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 45 architecture & related services students who graduated with this degree at Penn College in the most recent data year.

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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 Jersey 38 260
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 437
General Architecture 188
Urban & Regional Planning 78
Interior Architecture 75
Landscape Architecture 54
Environmental Design 11

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