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Architecture at Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech graduates about 150 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 $57,000 four years out, 1.12× what the same major pays nationally.

78/100Strong#25 of 159 for architecture →
Graduates a year1502% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$57,0001.12× the same major nationally
Admit rate55%whole school
SAT middle 50%1240–1430whole school

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Burruss Hall, at the head of the Drillfield on the campus of Virginia Tech in Bl
Burruss Hall -01- (12349518863)Photo: Ben Schumin from Montgomery Village, Maryland, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Williams Hall, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia
Williamson Hall Virginia TechPhoto: Eric T Gunther · CC BY 3.0 · source
Stephen Davis speaking with attendees at the Virginia Tech tour stop of "This Is
Stephen Davis with attendees (54830912384)Photo: Gage Skidmore · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Pamplin Hall, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia
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Nearby in the architecture ranking

  1. The Catholic University of America 81
  2. North Carolina State University 79
  3. Georgia Institute of Technology 79
  4. Lehigh University 79
  5. University of Massachusetts–Amherst 78
  6. The University of Texas–Austin 78
  7. University of Maryland, College Park 77
  8. Auburn University 76

Other strong majors at Virginia Tech

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Virginia Tech 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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