Architectural and Building Sciences Technology

A program that focuses on the application of advanced technology to building design and construction, retrofitting existing buildings, and efficient operation of buildings, including lighting and daylight design, acoustics, solar design, building conservation, and energy-conscious design. Includes instruction in architecture, building technology, civil and structural engineering, mechanical engineering, environmental control systems, sustainability, and computer tools and applications.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 115 institutions across the United States, with a total of 24419 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

3,537

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

4,336

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

degrees awarded

Other Awards

16,283

awards given

Top Schools for Architectural and Building Sciences Technology

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY	747
2	University of Kansas Lawrence, KS	724
3	Pratt Institute-Main Brooklyn, NY	651
4	University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	591
5	Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston, MA	555
6	New York Institute of Technology Old Westbury, NY	507
7	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL	507
8	University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA	507
9	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA	504
10	Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	504
11	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA	489
12	Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI	474
13	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	474
14	Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL	471
15	Florida International University Miami, FL	459
16	Cornell University Ithaca, NY	453
17	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	441
18	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO	432
19	Harvard University Cambridge, MA	423
20	University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA	411
21	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA	378
22	Roger Williams University Bristol, RI	354
23	Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA	339
24	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA	336
25	Southern California Institute of Architecture Los Angeles, CA	333
26	University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	333
27	New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ	327
28	University of Oregon Eugene, OR	327
29	University of Miami Coral Gables, FL	321
30	Lawrence Technological University Southfield, MI	318
31	Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH	306
32	Yale University New Haven, CT	288
33	University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE	282
34	Savannah College of Art and Design Savannah, GA	279
35	Iowa State University Ames, IA	261
36	Washington State University Pullman, WA	255
37	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ	255
38	Washington University in St Louis Saint Louis, MO	240
39	The New School New York, NY	237
40	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ	234
41	Kansas State University Manhattan, KS	231
42	University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT	228
43	Woodbury University Burbank, CA	222
44	Temple University Philadelphia, PA	219
45	University of Idaho Moscow, ID	216
46	CUNY City College New York, NY	216
47	Northeastern University Boston, MA	207
48	California Baptist University Riverside, CA	204
49	Newschool of Architecture and Design San Diego, CA	204
50	Montana State University Bozeman, MT	198
51	University of Detroit Mercy Detroit, MI	195
52	Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH	192
53	Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA	189
54	University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	189
55	Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA	183
56	Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL	183
57	Dunwoody College of Technology Minneapolis, MN	183
58	Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA	183
59	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA	180
60	The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX	171
61	University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC	153
62	Clemson University Clemson, SC	150
63	Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA	141
64	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	141
65	Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS	138
66	University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR	138
67	University of Kentucky Lexington, KY	135
68	The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX	132
69	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK	132
70	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK	129
71	University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA	129
72	Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Tallahassee, FL	120
73	The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX	117
74	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI	117
75	North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC	111
76	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH	105
77	University of Houston Houston, TX	99
78	California College of the Arts San Francisco, CA	99
79	South Dakota State University Brookings, SD	99
80	Rice University Houston, TX	96
81	Art Center College of Design Pasadena, CA	96
82	University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD	87
83	Andrews University Berrien Springs, MI	84
84	Princeton University Princeton, NJ	84
85	University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NM	84
86	Springfield Technical Community College Springfield, MA	80
87	New York School of Interior Design New York, NY	78
88	American College of the Building Arts Charleston, SC	75
89	Morgan State University Baltimore, MD	72
90	Ball State University Muncie, IN	72
91	University of Florida Gainesville, FL	69
92	Massachusetts College of Art and Design Boston, MA	63
93	Pennsylvania College of Technology Williamsport, PA	60
94	University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI	54
95	Fairmont State University Fairmont, WV	54
96	Kean University Union, NJ	51
97	University of Hartford West Hartford, CT	51
98	School of the Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL	51
99	SUNY College of Technology at Delhi Delhi, NY	48
100	CUNY New York City College of Technology Brooklyn, NY	48