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Architects
- Median pay
- $99,280/yr
- 10-yr job growth
- 3.9%
Degree Programs That Lead Here
These are the fields of study that feed into a Architects career. The colleges below all offer at least one of them.
141 colleges · showing 1–25
| College | Matching program | Credential | Net price/yr | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Southmost College Brownsville, TX · 2-yr Public | Architecture, General | Associate's | $3,085 | TX |
| El Paso Community College El Paso, TX · 2-yr Public | Architecture, General | Associate's | $3,206 | TX |
| Dallas College Dallas, TX · 4-yr Public | Architecture, General | Associate's | $3,214 | TX |
| Mississippi Delta Community College Moorhead, MS · 2-yr Public | Architecture, General | Associate's | $3,715 | MS |
| East Mississippi Community College Scooba, MS · 2-yr Public | Architecture, General | Associate's | $4,608 | MS |
| Itawamba Community College Fulton, MS · 2-yr Public | Architecture, General | Associate's | $4,616 | MS |
| Central New Mexico Community College Albuquerque, NM · 2-yr Public | Architectural History +1 more | Associate's | $4,621 | NM |
| University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus Gallup, NM · 2-yr Public | Environmental Design | Associate's | $4,868 | NM |
| Holmes Community College Goodman, MS · 2-yr Public | Architecture, General | Associate's | $5,643 | MS |
| Princeton University Princeton, NJ · 4-yr Private | Architecture, General | Graduate | $6,128 | NJ |
| Utah Valley University Orem, UT · 4-yr Public | Architecture, General | Bachelor's | $6,376 | UT |
| Austin Community College District Austin, TX · 4-yr Public | Architecture, General | Associate's | $6,390 | TX |
| University of Florida Gainesville, FL · 4-yr Public | Architecture, General | Bachelor's | $6,541 | FL |
| Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Perkinston, MS · 2-yr Public | Architecture, General | Associate's | $6,962 | MS |
| California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA · 4-yr Public | Architecture, General | Bachelor's | $7,000 | CA |
| Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus Gurabo, PR · 4-yr Private | Architecture, General | Graduate | $7,051 | PR |
| Ferris State University Big Rapids, MI · 4-yr Public | Architecture, General | Graduate | $8,624 | MI |
| Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL · 4-yr Public | Environmental Design | Bachelor's | $8,752 | FL |
| University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras San Juan, PR · 4-yr Public | Environmental Design +1 more | Bachelor's | $9,175 | PR |
| Florida International University Miami, FL · 4-yr Public | Architecture, General | Certificate | $9,288 | FL |
| Portland State University Portland, OR · 4-yr Public | Architecture, General +1 more | Bachelor's | $9,552 | OR |
| University of South Florida Tampa, FL · 4-yr Public | Architecture, General +1 more | Graduate | $9,812 | FL |
| University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV · 4-yr Public | Architecture, General | Bachelor's | $10,359 | NV |
| University of Central Florida Orlando, FL · 4-yr Public | Architecture, General | Bachelor's | $10,411 | FL |
| University of the District of Columbia Washington, DC · 4-yr Public | Architecture, General | Bachelor's | $10,648 | DC |
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