This page contains key outcome data for the Architecture Major, estimated using US Census data. See the methodology here. For more on the College Majors Data Dashboard click here.
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Overall Major Information
- Field: STEM
- Average Income: $53,000 (Rank: 67 of 173)
- 25% Make Less Than: $32,000
- Unemployment Rate: 4.60% (Rank: 125 of 171)
- Percent Female: 44.0%
- Percent Who Get a Masters Degree: 27.1%
- Percent Who Get a Professional Degree: 7.1%
- Percent Who Get a PhD: 1.5%
- Major Popularity Ranking: 40 of 173
- Major Difficulty (1-5): 3.24 (Rank: 20 of 118)
Careers Information
This list provides the 25 most common careers (occupations) among people in this major, and how much they earn within each occupation.
- Architects, Except Naval: 23.61% (Average Income: $57,000)
- Designers: 11.86% (Average Income: $56,000)
- Drafters: 5.00% (Average Income: $43,000)
- Managers, (including Postmasters): 4.92% (Average Income: $65,000)
- Unemployed, with No Work Experience in the Last 5 Years or Earlier or Never Worked: 2.74%
- First-Line Supervisors of Sales Workers: 2.30% (Average Income: $53,000)
- Constructions Managers: 2.17% (Average Income: $68,000)
- Customer Service Representatives: 1.56% (Average Income: $39,000)
- Retail Salespersons: 1.45% (Average Income: $30,000)
- Computer Scientists and Systems Analysts/Network systems Analysts/Web Developers: 1.21% (Average Income: $62,000)
- Civil Engineers: 1.20% (Average Income: $73,000)
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants: 1.20% (Average Income: $35,000)
- Waiters and Waitresses: 1.08% (Average Income: $24,000)
- Other Business Operations and Management Specialists: 1.08% (Average Income: $54,000)
- Urban and Regional Planners: 1.05% (Average Income: $58,000)
- Grounds Maintenance Workers: 1.03% (Average Income: $37,000)
- Elementary and Middle School Teachers: 0.95% (Average Income: $35,000)
- Software Developers, Applications and Systems Software: 0.83% (Average Income: $83,000)
- Accountants and Auditors: 0.82% (Average Income: $42,000)
- Real Estate Brokers and Sales Agents: 0.77% (Average Income: $54,000)
- Managers in Marketing, Advertising, and Public Relations: 0.70% (Average Income: $78,000)
- First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers: 0.67% (Average Income: $47,000)
- Bartenders: 0.66% (Average Income: $34,000)
- Office and administrative support workers, : 0.64% (Average Income: $49,000)
- Food Service and Lodging Managers: 0.59% (Average Income: $50,000)
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