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Architecture at Northeastern

Northeastern graduates about 53 architecture majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 20th of 159 schools we score for architecture, a standout program at 82 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $75,000 four years out, 1.11× what the same major pays nationally.

82/100Standout#20 of 159 for architecture →
Graduates a year531% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$75,0001.11× the same major nationally
Admit rate5%whole school
SAT middle 50%1440–1550whole school

Around Northeastern

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A small oil painting on copper depicting a sleeping child, completed while the a
The Sleeping Christ Child by Artemisia GentileschiPhoto: Isaksenk · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The Northeastern University Marino Recreation Center is located at 360 Huntingto
Northeastern University Marino Recreation CenterPhoto: Beyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
1980s postcard of two Type 5 streetcars (5706 and 5800) laying over the the Oper
Type 5 streetcars laying over at Opera House siding in 1958 postcardPhoto: N.D. Clark · Public domain · source

Where architecture happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 93 · Dorm 82 · Student housing 17 · Athletics 8 · Library 5 · Dining 5.

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Nearby in the architecture ranking

  1. University of California, Berkeley 83
  2. Hobart and William Smith Colleges 83
  3. Columbia University 83
  4. Brown University 83
  5. The Catholic University of America 81
  6. North Carolina State University 79
  7. Georgia Institute of Technology 79
  8. Lehigh University 79

Other strong majors at Northeastern

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Northeastern 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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