Architecture Schools In Pennsylvania
There are 21 accredited architecture schools in Pennsylvania for faculty who teach architecture classes to choose from. The following statistics and charts help analyze the current state of the architecture academic community in Pennsylvania, and the future trends in 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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Professional Trends
Pennsylvania Vs. National Architecture Employment
| Pennsylvania | 8,830 |
| National | 194,050 |
Of all of the architecture professionals that work in the US, approximately 5% work in Pennsylvania state.
Employment Growth for Architecture professionals In Pennsylvania
| 9,960 | 10,370 | 10,840 | 10,200 | 8,830 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
The number of architecture professionals is shrinking in Pennsylvania. In Pennsylvania, 1,130 less architecture professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. This represents a 11% 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 Pennsylvania
| $54,387 | $57,727 | $60,613 | $61,830 | $61,863 |
| $44,448 | $45,778 | $47,594 | $49,448 | $50,581 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Architecture
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The amount earned by architecture professionals is increasing in Pennsylvania. The mean salary for architecture professionals in 2006 was $54,387 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $61,863 per year.
Salary percentiles for Architecture professionals in Pennsylvania
10th percentile |
$37,623 |
25th percentile |
$46,177 |
50th percentile |
$57,647 |
75th percentile |
$73,433 |
90th percentile |
$93,570 |
This represents a 12% growth in salaries. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. Within the field of architecture, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid architecture professionals earning 149% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Pennsylvania state.
Average Salaries for Architecture professionals and related professions in Pennsylvania
Architecture |
$61,863 |
Civil Engineering |
$55,800 |
Design |
$49,751 |
Drafting |
$48,732 |
Architecture professionals in Pennsylvania earn, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Architecture programs available for each degree type for all schools in Pennsylvania
associate |
11 |
bachelor |
20 |
master |
12 |
doctor |
4 |
Certificate |
6 |
| Total | 53 |
As the number of architecture professionals is decreasing in Pennsylvania state, the number of students graduating from the 21 accredited architecture schools in Pennsylvania state is increasing. In Pennsylvania, there were 744 graduates in 2006. And there were 960 graduates from architecture courses in 2010.
There was an increase in the number of architecture school degree or certificate graduates in Pennsylvania by 29%. A majority of these graduates, or 38%, graduated with a bachelor's degree in architecture.