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Architecture at Miami

Miami graduates about 53 architecture majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 14th of 159 schools we score for architecture, a standout program at 84 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $76,000 four years out, 1.13× what the same major pays nationally.

84/100Standout#14 of 159 for architecture →
Graduates a year532% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$76,0001.13× the same major nationally
Admit rate19%whole school
SAT middle 50%1310–1480whole school

Around Miami

View of Shalala Student Center at the University of Miami.
Shalala Student Center, University of MiamiPhoto: Darkflowerthree · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
photo of the Donna E. Shalala Student Center. To the left is the lakeside patio
Donna E. Shalala Student CenterPhoto: Christinafrancis · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
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Where architecture happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Weeks Recording Studio, Perez Architecture Center, Frost South Studio Wing, Frost North Studio Wing, Architecture 49, Architecture 48.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 73 · Dorm 11 · Student housing 10 · Athletics 9 · Arts 6 · Library 2.

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Nearby in the architecture ranking

  1. Yale University 87
  2. University of Virginia 86
  3. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 86
  4. Syracuse University 84
  5. University of California, Berkeley 83
  6. Hobart and William Smith Colleges 83
  7. Columbia University 83
  8. Brown University 83

Other strong majors at Miami

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Miami 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.

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