Architecture at Maryland
Maryland graduates about 132 architecture majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 28th of 159 schools we score for architecture, a strong program at 77 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $69,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major.
Around Maryland
Where architecture happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Architecture Building.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 109 · Dining 11 · Student housing 8 · Dorm 8 · Athletics 6 · Arts 4.
Nearby in the architecture ranking
Other strong majors at Maryland
- Computer science 90 · #33
- Economics 89 · #39
- Engineering (all) 89 · #32
- Math & statistics 88 · #42
- Political science & IR 87 · #47
- Physics & astronomy 87 · #38
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Maryland with every school we score in architecture. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.