Best Architecture Teacher, Postsecondary programs in North Carolina, ranked by enrollment
Teach courses in architecture and architectural design, such as architectural environmental design, interior architecture/design, and landscape architecture.
17 schools in North Carolina run programs that feed this job, graduating 735 people a year. The job pays a median of $86,850 in North Carolina across about 150 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).
Fields of study in North Carolina that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.
8 programs in North Carolina that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year in North Carolina (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own North Carolina page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 50.0408In North Carolina → | 352 | 47.9% | 13 | $31,611 | $26,000 |
| 2 | CIP 04.0201In North Carolina → | 121 | 16.5% | 2 | $47,542 | $27,000 |
| 3 | CIP 04.0902In North Carolina → | 96 | 13.1% | 2 | $48,514 | $27,000 |
| 4 | CIP 04.0301In North Carolina → | 66 | 9.0% | 4 | $42,824 | $25,237 |
| 5 | CIP 04.0401In North Carolina → | 54 | 7.3% | 2 | $40,176 | $22,844 |
| 6 | CIP 14.0401In North Carolina → | 37 | 5.0% | 1 | $73,510 | $25,790 |
| 7 | CIP 04.0601In North Carolina → | 8 | 1.1% | 1 | $53,098 | $27,000 |
| 8 | CIP 04.0501In North Carolina → | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | $44,811 | $23,250 |
Top 17 schools in North Carolina
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 11 of the 17 schools in this state.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC Public · 3 feeder programs | 140 | Environmental Design/Architecture | — | 85% | — | 42% |
| 2 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC Public · 3 feeder programs | 132 | Architecture | $51,558 | 69% | — | 80% |
| 3 | Central Piedmont Community College Charlotte, NC Public · 1 feeder programs | 71 | Interior Design | $30,979 | 31% | — | — |
| 4 | Cape Fear Community College Wilmington, NC Public · 1 feeder programs | 52 | Interior Design | — | 34% | — | — |
| 5 | North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, NC Public · 2 feeder programs | 45 | Architectural Engineering | $67,152 | 57% | — | 50% |
| 6 | East Carolina University Greenville, NC Public · 3 feeder programs | 44 | Interior Design | $39,992 | 63% | — | 89% |
| 7 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC Public · 1 feeder programs | 37 | City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | — | 91% | — | 15% |
| 8 | Appalachian State University Boone, NC Public · 2 feeder programs | 34 | Interior Design | $34,722 | 75% | — | 90% |
| 9 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC Public · 2 feeder programs | 32 | Interior Design | $38,858 | 56% | — | 89% |
| 10 | Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC Public · 1 feeder programs | 31 | Interior Design | $32,842 | 60% | — | 82% |
| 11 | High Point University High Point, NC Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 27 | Interior Design | — | 74% | $37,072 | 75% |
| 12 | Randolph Community College Asheboro, NC Public · 1 feeder programs | 24 | Interior Design | — | 58% | — | — |
| 13 | Meredith College Raleigh, NC Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 23 | Interior Design | $36,357 | 70% | $19,552 | 74% |
| 14 | Wake Technical Community College Raleigh, NC Public · 1 feeder programs | 17 | Interior Design | $32,153 | 33% | — | — |
| 15 | Forsyth Technical Community College Winston-Salem, NC Public · 1 feeder programs | 14 | Interior Design | $29,715 | 34% | — | — |
| 16 | Salem College Winston-Salem, NC Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 7 | Interior Design | — | 57% | $19,415 | 77% |
| 17 | Queens University of Charlotte Charlotte, NC Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 5 | Interior Design | $31,611 | 61% | $24,872 | 62% |
All 17 schools in North Carolina
Every school in North Carolina with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.
| School | City | Control | Graduates / yr | Feeder programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina State University at Raleigh | Raleigh | Public | 140 | 3 |
| University of North Carolina at Charlotte | Charlotte | Public | 132 | 3 |
| Central Piedmont Community College | Charlotte | Public | 71 | 1 |
| Cape Fear Community College | Wilmington | Public | 52 | 1 |
| North Carolina A & T State University | Greensboro | Public | 45 | 2 |
| East Carolina University | Greenville | Public | 44 | 3 |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill | Public | 37 | 1 |
| Appalachian State University | Boone | Public | 34 | 2 |
| University of North Carolina at Greensboro | Greensboro | Public | 32 | 2 |
| Western Carolina University | Cullowhee | Public | 31 | 1 |
| High Point University | High Point | Private not-for-profit | 27 | 1 |
| Randolph Community College | Asheboro | Public | 24 | 1 |
| Meredith College | Raleigh | Private not-for-profit | 23 | 1 |
| Wake Technical Community College | Raleigh | Public | 17 | 1 |
| Forsyth Technical Community College | Winston-Salem | Public | 14 | 1 |
What architecture teachers, postsecondary earn in North Carolina
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
U.S. median $96,870. North Carolina pays below the national figure.
1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.
Metro areas in North Carolina
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.
How to get in
The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary page.
How to become a Architecture Teacher, Postsecondary
Job zone 5 of 5 · SVP 8.0 and above- Typical entry education
- Doctoral or professional degree
Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.
Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.
Top skills
The same job in other states
Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.
Related careers in North Carolina
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 18 majors mapped to Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary17 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 04.0201Architecture
- 04.0202Architectural Design
- 04.0299Architecture, Other
- 04.0301City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
- 04.0401Environmental Design/Architecture
- 04.0402Healthcare Environment Design/Architecture
- 04.0403Sustainable Design/Architecture
- 04.0499Environmental Design, Other
- 04.0501Interior Architecture
- 04.0601Landscape Architecture
- 04.0802Architectural Conservation
- 04.0803Architectural Studies
- 04.0899Architectural History, Criticism, and Conservation, Other(no graduates reported)
- 04.0902Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology
- 04.0999Architectural Sciences and Technology, Other
- 14.0401Architectural Engineering
- 30.3701Design for Human Health
- 50.0408Interior Design
Common questions
Answers for people weighing architecture teachers, postsecondary programs in North Carolina.
What degree do you need to become an Architecture Teacher, Postsecondary?+
Doctoral or professional degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Interior Design, which awarded 352 degrees in North Carolina in 2024-25, 47.9% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming an Architecture Teacher, Postsecondary?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 8 programs to this occupation. The largest are Design and Applied Arts, Architecture, Architectural Sciences and Technology, City/Urban, plus 4 more. Together they graduate about 735 people a year in North Carolina.
How much do architecture teachers, postsecondary earn in North Carolina?+
The median is $86,850 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 10.3% below the U.S. median of $96,870. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.
Is demand for architecture teachers, postsecondary growing?+
BLS projects a +2.0% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, about as fast as average, with roughly 900 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career in North Carolina?+
17 institutions in North Carolina reported graduates from at least one of the 8 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.
What other job titles do architecture teachers, postsecondary work under?+
Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Professor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Architecture Professor among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 25-1031.
About the data on this page
Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).
BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics
May 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.
Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA
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