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Architecture at Michigan

Michigan graduates about 68 architecture majors a year. That puts it 30th of 159 schools we score for architecture, a strong program at 75 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $65,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major.

75/100Strong#30 of 159 for architecture →
Graduates a year68under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$65,0000.97× the same major nationally
Admit rate16%whole school
SAT middle 50%1350–1530whole school

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Built in the mid-1930s, these buildings include the Rackham Building, designed b
Ingalls Mall, University of Michigan, University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MIPhoto: w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Built in 1908-1910, this Beaux Arts-style building was designed by Smith, Hinchm
Chemistry Building, University of Michigan, University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI - 5Photo: w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Built in 1913, this Renaissance Revival-style building was designed by Albert Ka
Hill Auditorium, University of Michigan, University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI - 5438Photo: w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Built in 1915, this Renaissance Revival-style building was designed by Albert Ka
Edward Henry Kraus Building, University of Michigan, University Avenue, Ann ArboPhoto: w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

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Nearby in the architecture ranking

  1. The University of Texas–Austin 78
  2. University of Maryland, College Park 77
  3. Auburn University 76
  4. California Polytechnic State University–San Luis Obispo 75
  5. University of Nebraska – Lincoln 74
  6. Illinois Institute of Technology 73
  7. Thomas Jefferson University 73
  8. The Pennsylvania State University–University Park 73

Other strong majors at Michigan

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Michigan 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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