Architecture at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

Atlanta, GA · Bachelor's Degree · about 52 graduates a year

$48,863
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$71,292
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$66,914
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#20 of 78
Rank by pay
#20 of 78
Rank, wage-adjusted
$28,192
Median federal debt

Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus graduates in architecture earn 7% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 40% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Compares for Architecture

All 78 colleges reporting architecture earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN$82,983$89,025#1$62,957
2Boston Architectural College Boston, MA$82,268$72,446#23$55,079
3Pratt Institute-Main Brooklyn, NY$78,206$74,436#17—
4California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA$76,969$70,037#31$57,514
5The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX$76,808$78,091#10$56,327
6North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC$76,695$82,305#3$57,034
7University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA$76,679$69,773#33$50,917
8California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA$76,613$69,713#34$60,634
9Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA$76,181$77,477#11$60,898
10University of Miami Coral Gables, FL$75,633$80,502#5$61,071
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17Drexel University Philadelphia, PA$72,915$74,155#19$57,730
18University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV$72,468$75,213#13—
19Auburn University Auburn, AL$72,420$82,203#4$53,146
20Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA$71,292$73,802#20$48,863
21Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA$70,752$73,243#21$56,477
22University of Houston Houston, TX$70,616$71,796#26$49,388
23University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK$70,383$79,023#8—

Other Majors at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer and Information Sciences$150,628$105,137#14 of 459
Computer Engineering$128,497$93,629#23 of 189
Industrial Engineering$128,003$87,826#2 of 94
Mathematics$122,099—#12 of 309
Nuclear Engineering$114,772—#2 of 12
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$111,655$86,865#29 of 258
Business Administration, Management and Operations$106,155$73,557#23 of 1176
Chemical Engineering$104,104$85,847#30 of 158
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$102,755$74,562#20 of 118
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$102,415$79,300#16 of 59
Mechanical Engineering$99,955$78,862#40 of 318
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$99,915$76,507#1 of 158
Design and Applied Arts$95,697$52,694#3 of 299
Materials Engineering$92,260$76,488#16 of 34
Civil Engineering$85,133$75,688#116 of 233
Research and Experimental Psychology$83,012—#3 of 82
Physics$82,431—#40 of 107
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$81,818$70,008#22 of 46
International Relations and National Security Studies$79,264—#17 of 118
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$72,940$25,623#30 of 110
Science, Technology and Society$65,454$40,297#8 of 10
Public Policy Analysis—$48,383—
Biology—$19,167—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus architecture graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $48,863 one year after graduating and $71,292 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus rank for architecture?

Among 78 colleges reporting earnings for architecture graduates, Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus ranks #20 by median pay four years after graduation, and #20 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is architecture at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus worth it?

Its graduates earn 7% more than the national median for architecture ($66,914), and the median federal debt at graduation is $28,192.

← All data for Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.