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Architectural Sciences and Technology

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Architectural Sciences and Technology graduates with a bachelor's typically earned about $64,052, measured a few years after finishing (median across US programs, College Scorecard).
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Median earnings by degree level

Earnings range across schools, by degree levelEach row is a degree level: the bar is the middle half of schools' program medians (25th to 75th percentile) and the dot is the overall median. Associate's median $55,812, $49,906 to $56,039; Bachelor's median $64,052, $55,673 to $71,240; Master's median $74,603, $66,760 to $78,925.$50k$64k$79kAssociate's$55,812Bachelor's$64,052Master's$74,603
Earnings range across schools, by degree levelEach row is a degree level: the bar is the middle half of schools' program medians (25th to 75th percentile) and the dot is the overall median. Associate's median $55,812, $49,906 to $56,039; Bachelor's median $64,052, $55,673 to $71,240; Master's median $74,603, $66,760 to $78,925.$50k$64k$79kAssociate's$55,812Bachelor's$64,052Master's$74,603
DegreeMedian earningsTypical rangeSchoolsClear the bar
Associate's Degree$55,812$49,906 to $56,0395100%
Bachelor's Degree$64,052$55,673 to $71,24033100%
Master's Degree$74,603$66,760 to $78,92540100%

"Clear the bar" is the share of programs whose graduates out-earn a typical high-school graduate (the federal earnings-premium test). Typical range is the 25th to 75th percentile of program medians.

Job outlook

Projected employment growth +5% (2025 to 2035), about 24,700 openings a year across the occupations this field commonly leads to.

OccupationMedian payGrowthOpenings/yr
Architectural and Engineering Managers$171,270+5.5%14,900
Architectural and Civil Drafters$66,150+5.2%9,100
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary$96,870+2.6%700

Occupation pay and outlook: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS wages, Employment Projections). A field maps to several occupations, and the same occupations serve many majors, so these are the jobs this major commonly leads to, not positions reserved for its graduates; the openings should not be added up across majors.

Where this is studied

The 8 colleges where the most students complete a architectural sciences and technology program, of 179 that report one. Ordered by number of completions only: this is where people study it, not a judgement about where to.

Earnings source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (release 2026-06-10), median earnings of graduates measured up to four years after completing. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise. Method: methodology. Report an error.