Architecture and Related Services

Architecture

Prepares you for the independent professional practice of architecture and to conduct research in various aspects of the field. Covers architectural design, history, and theory; building structures and environmental systems; project and site planning; construction; professional responsibilities and standards; and related cultural, social, economic, and environmental issues.

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Programs within this field

Colleges may offer this field under 3 more specific program names. The program you choose affects the courses you take.

Pre-Architecture Studies: Study that is a precursor to an advanced degree in architecture. Covers architectural design, architectural graphics, architectural history, architectural technology, architectural theory and criticism, building technology, calculus, design studio, human factors, environmental architecture, geometry and trigonometry, physics, and technical drawing.
Architectural Design: Study for architects and related professionals that focuses on theoretical and practical issues in architecture and integrates digital technologies into architectural design, fabrication, and construction. Covers architectural history and urban theory, 3-D digital technologies, construction, design and fabrication methods, and sustainable practices in architecture.
Architecture, Other: Architecture not listed above.

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Careers this field can lead to

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Growing

Architectural and Engineering Managers

Median pay: $171,270
Hiring change through 2035: 5.5%
Job openings a year: 14,900

To get hiredBachelor's degree

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Architects, Except Landscape and Naval

Median pay: $99,280
Hiring change through 2035: 4.3%
Job openings a year: 6,900

To get hiredBachelor's degree

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Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary

Median pay: $96,870
Hiring change through 2035: 2.6%
Job openings a year: 700

To get hiredDoctoral or professional degree

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All work is projected to grow 3.5% between 2025 and 2035; read every hiring-change figure against it. The figures beside each career are the pay of that work, across everyone doing it. Graduates of this field earn $44,168 one year after completing the program, which is the start of a career rather than the shape of one.

Working style

How and where the work happens

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3%of related openings involve substantial in-person or active work

Few of the careers connected to this field are measured as substantially in-person or active work. Compare the specific occupations to see how much time each one involves with people, equipment, and movement.

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Where to study it

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College	Degrees a year	Earnings, first year out	Admit rate	Average annual cost after aid
Texas Tech University TX	142	$30,726	71%	$17,000
Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ	141	$41,663	90%	$17,000
University of Maryland-College Park MD	132	$46,586	45%	$10,000
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona CA	120	$56,226	74%	$11,000
University of Houston TX	108	$47,319	70%	$13,000
University of California-Berkeley CA	106	$52,215	12%	$10,000
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities MN	103	$44,309	77%	$10,000
Texas A & M University-College Station TX	103	$38,352	63%	$17,000
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee WI	99	$41,898	88%	$12,000
The University of Texas at San Antonio TX	97	$33,617	88%	$9,000
The University of Texas at Arlington TX	96	$42,460	81%	$13,000
Kent State University at Kent OH	94	$31,725	87%	$17,000
University of Washington-Seattle Campus WA	91	$43,109	43%	$8,000
University of Florida FL	88	$24,994	24%	$7,000
University of Illinois Chicago IL	86	$41,198	79%	$11,000
University of Arkansas AR	84	$44,168	72%	$16,000
University at Buffalo NY	75	$30,844	69%	$21,000
Clemson University SC	74	$44,793	38%	$19,000
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville TN	72	$46,245	46%	$18,000
University of Virginia-Main Campus VA	72	$45,865	17%	$13,000
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus OH	71	$41,934	88%	$22,000
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor MI	68	$39,533	18%	$5,000
Auburn University AL	60	$50,456	50%	$21,000
Ball State University IN	56	—	72%	$14,000
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute NY	56	$52,282	58%	$28,000
University of New Mexico-Main Campus NM	55	$32,262	95%	$16,000
North Dakota State University-Main Campus ND	55	—	96%	$12,000
University of Notre Dame IN	54	$58,141	12%	$11,000
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus GA	52	$52,288	16%	$11,000
Mississippi State University MS	49	$51,686	76%	$19,000
University of North Carolina at Charlotte NC	49	$48,368	80%	$14,000
The University of Texas at Austin TX	47	$51,821	29%	$17,000
Prairie View A & M University TX	44	$40,652	75%	$16,000
The Catholic University of America DC	43	$46,662	84%	$25,000
University of Central Florida FL	43	$27,020	40%	$10,000
Drexel University PA	43	$56,215	78%	$35,000
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus PA	43	$51,482	54%	$26,000
Keene State College NH	34	$40,199	89%	$16,000
University of Nevada-Las Vegas NV	32	—	96%	$11,000
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art NY	30	—	19%	—

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