Architecture Schools In Arizona
In Arizona, there are 9 accredited schools where architecture classes faculty can find employment. The trends in Arizona's architecture academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in architecture includes architecture training at the following levels:
- Architecture Certificate
- Associates degree in Architecture
- Bachelors degree in Architecture
- Masters degree in Architecture
- PhD degree in Architecture
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Statistics
Professional Trends
Arizona Vs. National Architecture Employment
| Arizona | 3,470 |
| National | 194,050 |
Approximately 2% of the country's architecture professionals work in Arizona state.
Employment Growth for Architecture professionals In Arizona
| 2,650 | 6,130 | 5,980 | 5,230 | 3,470 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Arizona, architecture is a growing field. 820 more architecture professionals were working in Arizona in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Arizona, this field has grown by 31% in four years. This growth is faster than the change in the number of architecture professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of architecture professionals has shrunk by 16% from 2006 to 2010.
Architecture VS. All Professions salaries in Arizona
| $56,993 | $59,747 | $59,107 | $62,990 | $64,547 |
| $42,177 | $43,423 | $45,140 | $46,513 | $48,330 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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- Light Blue: Architecture
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
In Arizona, as the number of architecture professionals is growing, the salaries earned by architecture professionals are increasing. The mean salary for architecture professionals in 2006 was $56,993 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $64,547 per year.
Salary percentiles for Architecture professionals in Arizona
10th percentile |
$35,367 |
25th percentile |
$46,127 |
50th percentile |
$61,003 |
75th percentile |
$79,957 |
90th percentile |
$97,560 |
Thus, architecture professionals' salaries grew by 12% in 4 years. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. There is a 176% pay differential between the highest paid architecture professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket. Thus, there is huge variation in pay, within the field of architecture in Arizona.
Average Salaries for Architecture professionals and related professions in Arizona
Architecture |
$64,547 |
Civil Engineering |
$61,857 |
Design |
$48,397 |
Drafting |
$50,658 |
In Arizona, architecture professionals earn, on average, more than professionals in related fields.
Educational Trends
Architecture programs available for each degree type for all schools in Arizona
associate |
3 |
bachelor |
10 |
master |
7 |
doctor |
1 |
Certificate |
4 |
| Total | 25 |
The number of students graduating from the 9 accredited architecture schools in Arizona is increasing. In 2006, 411 students graduated from architecture courses in Arizona. And in 2010, 472 students graduated.
Thus there was a 15% percent increase in the number of architecture school degree or certificate graduates in Arizona. A majority of these graduates, or 40%, graduated with a bachelor's degree in architecture.