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Best Schools for Architectural Engineering in the Middle Atlantic Region
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the architectural engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Architectural Engineering
Pennsylvania State University Main Campus is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in architectural engineering. This very large public university is located in the city of University Park. The six-year graduation rate is 86%. About 197 architectural engineering degrees were awarded at Pennsylvania State University Main Campus in the most recent year.
See the full architectural engineering program report for Pennsylvania State University Main Campus
Drexel University is one of the finest schools in the country for a degree in architectural engineering, ranking #2. Set in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel University is a very large private not-for-profit institution. The six-year graduation rate is 78%. There were roughly 39 architectural engineering students who graduated with this degree at Drexel University in the most recent data year. Architectural Engineering graduates of Drexel University earn a median of $76,272 early in their careers. Drexel University graduates carry a median of $31,000 in student loans.
More information about a degree in architectural engineering from Drexel University
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 2 schools evaluated.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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