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Best Architecture Programs 2026

Top architecture programs ranked by graduate salary. See which schools produce the highest-earning architects.

9 programs ranked
$47,177 avg salary
7 public schools
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RankProgramSchoolStateMedian SalaryAnnual CostValue ScoreBreak-Even
1Architectural Sciences and TechnologyUniversity of Southern CaliforniaCA$53,003$31,927/yr75/1005.8 yr
2ArchitectureUniversity of California-BerkeleyCA$52,215$13,481/yr88/1002.6 yr
3Landscape ArchitectureUniversity of FloridaFL$50,971$6,351/yr88/1001.5 yr
4ArchitectureUniversity of Southern CaliforniaCA$50,964$31,927/yr71/1006.4 yr
5ArchitectureIowa State UniversityIA$49,768$18,165/yr82/1004.1 yr
6ArchitectureUniversity of ArizonaAZ$48,852$15,960/yr81/1003.8 yr
7Landscape ArchitectureIowa State UniversityIA$47,898$18,165/yr81/1004.5 yr
8Landscape ArchitectureUniversity of GeorgiaGA$45,932$13,816/yr83/1003.9 yr
9ArchitectureUniversity of FloridaFL$24,994$6,351/yr54/100N/A
1

Architectural Sciences and Technology

75/100

University of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA

$53,003 median salary$31,927/yr net cost5.8 yr break-even+77% vs. HS diploma
2

Architecture

88/100Public

University of California-Berkeley · Berkeley, CA

$52,215 median salary$13,481/yr net cost2.6 yr break-even+74% vs. HS diploma
3

Landscape Architecture

88/100Public

University of Florida · Gainesville, FL

$50,971 median salary$6,351/yr net cost1.5 yr break-even+70% vs. HS diploma
4

Architecture

71/100

University of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA

$50,964 median salary$31,927/yr net cost6.4 yr break-even+70% vs. HS diploma
5

Architecture

82/100Public

Iowa State University · Ames, IA

$49,768 median salary$18,165/yr net cost4.1 yr break-even+66% vs. HS diploma
6

Architecture

81/100Public

University of Arizona · Tucson, AZ

$48,852 median salary$15,960/yr net cost3.8 yr break-even+63% vs. HS diploma
7

Landscape Architecture

81/100Public

Iowa State University · Ames, IA

$47,898 median salary$18,165/yr net cost4.5 yr break-even+60% vs. HS diploma
8

Landscape Architecture

83/100Public

University of Georgia · Athens, GA

$45,932 median salary$13,816/yr net cost3.9 yr break-even+53% vs. HS diploma
9

Architecture

54/100Public

University of Florida · Gainesville, FL

$24,994 median salary$6,351/yr net cost+-17% vs. HS diploma

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