Median earnings of architecture graduates (bachelor's degree) one year after graduation, at 58 colleges. National median: $54,927, rising to $67,517 after four years.
| # | College | State | Earnings after 1 yr | After 4 yrs | Median debt |
|---|
| 1 | University of Notre Dame | IN | $70,513 | $82,983 | $24,500 |
| 2 | Drexel University | PA | $68,070 | $72,915 | $30,000 |
| 3 | The University of Texas at Austin | TX | $66,434 | $76,808 | $27,250 |
| 4 | Boston Architectural College | MA | $66,206 | $82,268 | $31,860 |
| 5 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh | NC | $64,171 | $76,695 | $28,978 |
| 6 | California Baptist University | CA | $63,907 | — | $26,000 |
| 7 | Auburn University | AL | $63,048 | $72,420 | $29,000 |
| 8 | Kennesaw State University | GA | $62,825 | $70,752 | $29,750 |
| 9 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | PA | $62,516 | $76,181 | $29,000 |
| 10 | Florida Atlantic University | FL | $62,092 | $64,730 | — |
| 11 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | TN | $61,580 | $68,765 | $27,000 |
| 12 | Dunwoody College of Technology | MN | $61,347 | — | — |
| 13 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | CA | $61,344 | $76,969 | $22,000 |
| 14 | University of Arkansas | AR | $60,915 | $67,955 | $30,500 |
| 15 | Ball State University | IN | $60,869 | $68,143 | $29,000 |
| 16 | University of California-Berkeley | CA | $60,494 | $76,679 | $13,156 |
| 17 | Marywood University | PA | $59,701 | $67,178 | $31,000 |
| 18 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | NY | $58,771 | $75,551 | $31,000 |
| 19 | University of Houston | TX | $58,366 | $70,616 | $27,500 |
| 20 | Mississippi State University | MS | $58,190 | $69,699 | $30,737 |
| 21 | University of San Francisco | CA | $57,746 | — | $26,000 |
| 22 | University of Maryland-College Park | MD | $57,439 | $68,527 | $15,000 |
| 23 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | LA | $57,075 | $69,029 | $25,758 |
| 24 | University of Virginia-Main Campus | VA | $57,071 | $70,213 | $14,402 |
| 25 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | OH | $56,744 | $65,449 | $22,500 |
| 26 | Roger Williams University | RI | $55,092 | $65,092 | $26,967 |
| 27 | Keene State College | NH | $55,083 | $61,304 | $25,228 |
| 28 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | AZ | $54,927 | $60,297 | $20,500 |
| 29 | Arizona State University Digital Immersion | AZ | $54,927 | $60,297 | $20,500 |
| 30 | University of Central Florida | FL | $53,509 | $64,826 | — |
| 31 | Clemson University | SC | $53,041 | $63,892 | $24,550 |
| 32 | Drury University | MO | $52,851 | $70,134 | $31,000 |
| 33 | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | WI | $52,835 | $62,803 | $21,250 |
| 34 | University of Florida | FL | $52,615 | $67,399 | $11,674 |
| 35 | Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University | FL | $52,410 | $69,874 | — |
| 36 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | OH | $51,218 | $66,131 | — |
| 37 | Texas A&M University-College Station | TX | $50,943 | $64,643 | $19,718 |
| 38 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | WA | $50,910 | $69,515 | $11,000 |
| 39 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte | NC | $50,030 | $67,204 | $19,500 |
| 40 | The University of Texas at Arlington | TX | $49,621 | $62,345 | $15,250 |
| 41 | Prairie View A & M University | TX | $49,212 | $62,540 | $26,914 |
| 42 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | MN | $48,603 | $62,246 | $20,500 |
| 43 | University at Buffalo | NY | $48,140 | $61,525 | $21,500 |
| 44 | University of Illinois Chicago | IL | $47,868 | $56,975 | $19,500 |
| 45 | Kean University | NJ | $47,665 | — | $21,650 |
| 46 | Portland State University | OR | $47,559 | $62,349 | $22,458 |
| 47 | Texas Tech University | TX | $47,134 | $63,871 | $21,500 |
| 48 | Kent State University at Kent | OH | $46,967 | $59,299 | $25,000 |
| 49 | University of Nevada-Las Vegas | NV | $45,472 | $72,468 | $15,157 |
| 50 | University of Kentucky | KY | $44,445 | $62,383 | — |
| 51 | University of California-Los Angeles | CA | $43,576 | — | — |
| 52 | Morgan State University | MD | $41,438 | $59,586 | — |
| 53 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | NE | $40,533 | $62,700 | — |
| 54 | The University of Texas at San Antonio | TX | $40,453 | $57,778 | $19,000 |
| 55 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | MI | $39,198 | $65,015 | $15,475 |
| 56 | Judson University | IL | $37,376 | $63,846 | $25,455 |
| 57 | Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico | PR | $24,978 | — | $30,125 |
| 58 | Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce | PR | $19,967 | $45,710 | $31,000 |
Earnings are median annual earnings of graduates who received federal financial aid, measured by the U.S. Department of Education. Colleges with too few graduates are not shown.
Frequently asked questions
How much do architecture graduates earn?
The median college reports $54,927 in earnings one year after a bachelor's degree in architecture and $67,517 four years after. The highest is $70,513 at University of Notre Dame.
How much student debt do architecture graduates have?
The median federal loan debt for this degree is about $24,550 at the typical college.