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Architecture at UMass Amherst

UMass Amherst graduates about 135 architecture majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 25th of 159 schools we score for architecture, a strong program at 78 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $89,000 four years out, 1.28× what the same major pays nationally.

78/100Strong#25 of 159 for architecture →
Graduates a year1352% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$89,0001.28× the same major nationally
Admit rate60%whole school
SAT middle 50%1260–1480whole school

Around UMass Amherst

Me (Cathy Setzer), Cornel West and a large piece of pizza. I work for APSA, and
Cornel happens to love pizzaPhoto: DCist · CC BY 2.0 · source
Waiting for Bernie
Waiting for Bernie (23506174334)Photo: Steven Brewer from Amherst, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Fine Arts Center door
Fine Arts Center door - panoramioPhoto: Jon Platek · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Old Chapel steeple
Old Chapel steeple - panoramioPhoto: Jon Platek · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Where architecture happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Studio Arts Building, John W. Olver Design Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 100 · Dorm 44 · Athletics 9 · Dining 8 · Student housing 6 · Chapel 4.

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Nearby in the architecture ranking

  1. North Carolina State University 79
  2. Georgia Institute of Technology 79
  3. Lehigh University 79
  4. Virginia Tech 78
  5. The University of Texas–Austin 78
  6. University of Maryland, College Park 77
  7. Auburn University 76
  8. California Polytechnic State University–San Luis Obispo 75

Other strong majors at UMass Amherst

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UMass Amherst 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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