Best programs to become an architect in Ohio
3 Ohio schools offer programs that train architects, graduating 135 people a year. Architects in Ohio earn a median of $94,960 across about 3,480 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).
BLS lists a bachelor's degree as the typical entry-level education for architects. The fields of study that lead most directly to this job in Ohio are Architecture and Environmental Design (IPEDS completions).
Plan and design structures, such as private residences, office buildings, theaters, factories, and other structural.
2 programs in Ohio that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year in Ohio (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 Ohio page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Architecturemain feeder CIP 04.0201In Ohio → | 105 | 77.8% | 3 | $47,542 | $27,000 |
| 2 | CIP 04.0401In Ohio → | 30 | 22.2% | 1 | $40,176 | $22,844 |
Top 3 schools in Ohio
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 3 of the 3 schools in this state.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Cincinnati, OH Public · 1 feeder program | 83 | Architecture | $44,598 | 75% | — | 85% |
| 2 | Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Bowling Green, OH Public · 2 feeder programs | 45 | Environmental Design/Architecture | $43,843 | 64% | — | 81% |
| 3 | Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH Public · 1 feeder program | 7 | Architecture | $34,723 | 64% | — | 86% |
All 3 schools in Ohio
Every school in Ohio 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Cincinnati - Main Campus | Cincinnati | Public | 83 | 1 |
| Bowling Green State University - Main Campus | Bowling Green | Public | 45 | 2 |
| Kent State University at Kent | Kent | Public | 7 | 1 |
Fields of study in Ohio that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.
What architects earn in Ohio
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
U.S. median $99,280. Ohio pays below the national figure.
1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.
Metro areas in Ohio
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 and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Architects page.
How to become an architect
- Typical entry education
- Bachelor's degree
- On-the-job training
- Internship/residency
The same job in other states
Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.
Related careers in Ohio
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 4 majors mapped to Architects4 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 04.0201Architecture
- 04.0202Architectural Design
- 04.0401Environmental Design/Architecture
- 04.0801Architectural History and Criticism, General
Common questions
Answers for people weighing architects programs in Ohio.
What degree do you need to become an architect?+
BLS lists a bachelor's degree as the typical entry-level education for architects. The fields of study that lead most directly to this job in Ohio are Architecture and Environmental Design (IPEDS completions).
Which college majors lead to becoming an architect?+
The fields of study that lead most directly to this job in Ohio are Architecture and Environmental Design (IPEDS completions). In all, 2 feeder programs graduate about 135 people a year in Ohio (IPEDS completions).
How much do architects earn in Ohio?+
The median is $94,960 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 4.4% below the U.S. median of $99,280. 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 architects growing?+
BLS projects a +3.9% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, about as fast as average, with roughly 7,800 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career in Ohio?+
3 institutions in Ohio reported graduates from at least one of the 2 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 architects work under?+
Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Planner, Architect, Design Architect, Project Architect among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 17-1011.
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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