Architecture Schools In Missouri
Missouri has 7 accredited architecture schools where architecture faculty who teach architecture classes can find employment. Below are statistics and other relevant data to help analyze the state of architecture and architecture training in Missouri, which includes architecture training at the following levels:
- Associates degree in Architecture
- Bachelors degree in Architecture
- Masters degree in Architecture
Statistics
Professional Trends
Missouri Vs. National Architecture Employment
| Missouri | 4,080 |
| National | 194,050 |
Approximately 2% of the country's architecture professionals work in Missouri state.
Employment Growth for Architecture professionals In Missouri
| 4,360 | 5,060 | 5,170 | 5,020 | 4,080 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Missouri, architecture is a shrinking field. In 2010 there were 280 less architecture professionals working in Missouri than there were in 2006. This represents a 6% decline in the field. This decline is slower 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 Missouri
| $50,360 | $35,107 | $36,670 | $38,493 | $57,073 |
| $43,489 | $45,096 | $45,354 | $45,661 | $46,263 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Architecture
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The amount earned by architecture professionals is increasing in Missouri. The mean salary for architecture professionals in 2006 was $50,360 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $57,073 per year.
Salary percentiles for Architecture professionals in Missouri
10th percentile |
$32,960 |
25th percentile |
$40,397 |
50th percentile |
$52,343 |
75th percentile |
$68,377 |
90th percentile |
$88,643 |
This represents a 12% growth in salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In the state of Missouri, there is a huge variation in pay, within the field of architecture. The pay differential between the highest paid architecture professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket is 169%
Average Salaries for Architecture professionals and related professions in Missouri
Architecture |
$57,073 |
Civil Engineering |
$54,473 |
Design |
$47,660 |
Drafting |
$48,898 |
In Missouri, 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 Missouri
associate |
2 |
bachelor |
6 |
master |
4 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
0 |
| Total | 12 |
As the number of architecture professionals is decreasing in Missouri state, the number of students graduating from the 7 accredited architecture schools in Missouri state is increasing. In 2006 there were 214 architecture graduates from architecture courses in Missouri and in 2010 there were 216 graduates.
There was an increase in the number of architecture school degree or certificate graduates in Missouri by 1%. A majority of these graduates, or 50%, graduated with an bachelor's degree in architecture.