Architecture Schools In California

In California, there are 59 accredited schools where architecture classes faculty can find employment. Below are statistics and other relevant data to help analyze the state of architecture and architecture training in California, which 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

Cities

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Professional Trends

California Vs. National Architecture Employment

California	25,850
National	194,050

Approximately 13% of the country's architecture professionals work in California state.

Employment Growth for Architecture professionals In California

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
32,360	33,760	34,380	30,380	25,850

Yellow: Actual Values

The number of architecture professionals is shrinking in California. 6,510 less architecture professionals were working in California in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of architecture has shrunk by 20% in California. This decline is faster than the national trend for architecture professionals which shows a 16% decrease in the number of architecture professionals working around the nation.

Architecture VS. All Professions salaries in California

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$63,423	$65,733	$70,910	$73,583	$76,517
$48,885	$52,410	$54,744	$56,285	$57,176

Light Blue: Architecture
Dark Yellow: All Professions

The amount earned by architecture professionals is increasing in California. The mean salary for architecture professionals in 2006 was $63,423 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $76,517 per year.

Salary percentiles for Architecture professionals in California

10th percentile	$43,903
25th percentile	$55,053
50th percentile	$71,273
75th percentile	$87,533
90th percentile	$110,220

This represents a 17% growth in salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. Within the field of architecture, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid architecture professionals earning 151% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in California state.

Average Salaries for Architecture professionals and related professions in California

Architecture	$76,517
Civil Engineering	$70,763
Design	$62,608
Drafting	$55,635

In California, architecture professionals make, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.

Educational Trends

Architecture programs available for each degree type for all schools in California

associate	44
bachelor	25
master	23
doctor	9
Certificate	65
Total	166

The number of students graduating from the 59 accredited architecture schools in California is increasing. In 2006, 2,040 students graduated from architecture courses in California. And in 2010, 2,333 students graduated.

This represents a 14% increase in the number of architecture degree or certificate school graduates in California state. Most of these graduates, or 39%, earned a undergraduate certificate in architecture.

Architecture Faculty Salaries in California

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