Architecture Schools in North Carolina
North Carolina contains
six
schools that offer architecture programs.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,
the highest-ranking architecture school in NC, has a total student population of 28,916 and
is the
20th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 6 architecture schools
in North Carolina,
all of them
have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid,
Wake Technical Community College comes out as the most expensive ($12,759/yr),
with North Carolina A & T State University as the lowest recorded at only $5,860/yr.
Architecture students from North Carolina schools who go on to become
architects,
architecture designers,
landscape architects,
interior architects, etc.
have a good chance at finding employment.
For example, there are 2,412,730 people working as
architecture and engineering employees alone in the US, and their average annual salary is
$73,590.
Also, Landscape architects make on average $65,910 per year and there are about 18,940 of them employed in the US today.
In fact, in the North Carolina alone, there are
500 employed landscape architects earning an average yearly salary of
$73,120. Architecture and engineering employees in this state earn
$66,070/yr and there are 53,760 employed.
Also, within the architecture schools
in North Carolina, the average student population is 3,455 and average student-to-faculty ratio is
15 to 1. Aside from architecture,
there are 6640 total
degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 3,218 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around
$2,155, but can vary widely depending on the type
of school.
Architecture Programs in North Carolina
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Architecture and related services
Levels offered:
Masters, PhD
North Carolina State University at Raleigh
Architecture and related services
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters, PhD
Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters
Environmental Design/Architecture
Levels offered:
Bachelors, PhD
Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD)
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters
East Carolina University
Architecture and related services
Levels offered:
Bachelors
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Architecture and related services
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters
Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters
North Carolina A & T State University
Architecture and related services
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD)
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Wake Technical Community College
Architecture and related services
Levels offered:
Associates
Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD)
Levels offered:
Associates
North Carolina Interesting Facts
- The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill is the oldest State University in the United States.
- In 1903 the Wright Brothers made the first successful powered flight by man at Kill Devil Hill near Kitty Hawk. The Wright Memorial at Kitty Hawks now commemorates their achievement.
- High Point is known as the Furniture Capital of the World.
- Know as "Fish Town" in the early 1700's when Blackbeard frequented the coast, "Beaufort Town" was established as a seaport with the right to collect customs, in 1722.
- The Outer Banks of NC hosts some of the most beautiful beaches in the country.
Top National Parks in North Carolina:
Famous State Residents:
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