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Bachelor's+4% vs national median582 grads tracked

Architecture at Georgia Institute of Technology

Ranked 18th of 44 bachelor's programs in Architecture by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$49,608
middle 50%: $34,583 – $60,462
Median · 5 years out
$68,141
middle 50%: $55,357 – $80,535
Median · 10 years out
$87,047
middle 50%: $68,797 – $108,882

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Architecture (bachelor's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Georgia Institute of Technology's bachelor's program in Architecture earn a median $49,608 one year after graduating, rising to $87,047 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 4% above the national median of $65,287 for this field, ranking 18th of 44 reporting programs.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.

Will the degree pay for itself?

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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
6.1 yrs
≈ $6,834 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Texas at Arlington
$69,343 · 5 yrs out
University of Utah
$69,330 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
$68,758 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$68,731 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University
$68,416 · 5 yrs out
Arizona State University
$68,198 · 5 yrs out
University of Oregon
$67,830 · 5 yrs out
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
$67,570 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Charlotte
$66,947 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Chicago
$66,595 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Denver
$65,710 · 5 yrs out
Louisiana Tech University
$65,511 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Georgia Institute of Technology

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$197,469 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$197,361 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$169,882 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$167,408 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$148,445 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Master's)
$147,366 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Doctorate)
$138,294 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$131,944 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$129,086 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$129,086 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$125,377 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$118,129 · 5 yrs out

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