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Pick a major, a degree level and a state. You get what graduates of each college's program earned four years after graduating and what they borrowed in federal loans, from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, with the national median for the same program as the yardstick.

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Architecture, bachelor's programs nationwide

Nationally, bachelor's graduates in Architecture earn a median $66,914 four years after graduating. Among 59 programs with federal earnings data, Boston Architectural College (MA) graduates had the highest median, $82,268 (2017-19 graduates, measured 2022-23, College Scorecard).

Programs with data
59
Highest median
$82,268
National median
$66,914
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Architecture, bachelor's programs nationwide: median earnings four years after graduating and median federal debt, in order of earnings.
CollegeStateMedian earnings, 4 yrs aftervs national medianDebt borrowed at this college (median)Add to the side-by-side comparison
Boston Architectural CollegeMA$82,268+23%$46,000
Pratt Institute-MainNY$78,206+17%—Compare
California State Polytechnic University-PomonaCA$76,969+15%$28,040Compare
The University of Texas at AustinTX$76,808+15%$21,000Compare
University of California, BerkeleyCA$76,679+15%$15,000Compare
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoCA$76,613+14%$27,500Compare
Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusFigure covers 22 campusesPA$76,181+14%$30,440Compare
University of MiamiFL$75,633+13%—Compare
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityVA$75,074+12%$29,000Compare
University of ArizonaAZ$74,972+12%—
Newschool of Architecture and DesignCA$74,587+11%—Compare
Drexel UniversityFigure covers 2 campusesPA$72,915+9%$31,000Compare
Auburn UniversityAL$72,420+8%$28,000Compare
Kennesaw State UniversityGA$70,752+6%$31,000Compare
University of HoustonTX$70,616+6%$26,125Compare
University of Virginia-Main CampusVA$70,213+5%$20,784Compare
Drury UniversityFigure covers 2 campusesMO$70,134+5%$31,000Compare
The Catholic University of AmericaDC$69,838+4%$26,712Compare
Mississippi State UniversityMS$69,699+4%$31,000Compare
University of Washington-Seattle CampusFigure covers 3 campusesWA$69,515+4%$19,748Compare
Iowa State UniversityIA$69,310+4%$30,474Compare
The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleTN$68,765+3%$31,000Compare
University of Maryland, College ParkMD$68,527about the same$20,913Compare
Illinois Institute of TechnologyIL$68,358about the same$31,000Compare
University of ArkansasAR$67,955about the same$26,250Compare

The 25 highest of 59 programs. Ordered by median earnings four years after graduating: one federal measure, not a ranking of program quality.

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What these numbers are

Earnings: graduates of 2017-18 and 2018-19, earnings measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars. Only programs with at least 30 graduates in the earnings cohort are listed, and a multi-state system whose figure pools campuses in several states is left out of state lists. Median earnings of graduates who received federal student aid, worked, and were not enrolled in school; debt is the median federal loans borrowed at this college by graduates who borrowed (Direct Subsidized, Unsubsidized and Grad PLUS; not Parent PLUS, private loans or interest). Programs with too few graduates are suppressed by the Department of Education. Federal program group: Architecture. Earnings reflect who enrolls and where graduates work as well as the program itself.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field-of-study data, 10 June 2026. Download every program (CSV).