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California Architecture Degrees and Schools

Career Information for Architects in California

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Fast Facts for Architects in California

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: San Francisco, San Diego, and Santa Ana
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Riverside, Vallejo, and San Jose
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: San Francisco, Santa Ana, and San Diego

Salaries for Architects in California

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Bakersfield, Salinas, and San Diego. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Architects in California are listed below.

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More California Architecture Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Academy of Art UniversitySan FranciscoMasters11,334
California College of the ArtsOaklandMasters1,613
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis ObispoMasters19,777
California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomonaMasters21,477
Southern California Institute of ArchitectureLos AngelesMasters482
University of California-BerkeleyBerkeleyDoctorate & First Professional34,940
University of California-Los AngelesLos AngelesDoctorate & First Professional37,476
University of San FranciscoSan FranciscoDoctorate & First Professional8,714
University of Southern CaliforniaLos AngelesDoctorate & First Professional33,408
Woodbury UniversityBurbankMasters1,539

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Architects

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for California. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Architects

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Architects relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

CALIFORNIA

   
San Francisco2,130$82,4002.4
San Diego1,440$92,1501.2
Santa Ana1,640$89,2601.2
Sacramento880$84,5301.1
Santa Rosa160$81,2601
Salinas100$93,3400.8
San Luis Obispo60$64,0900.7
Bakersfield130$105,3800.6
San Jose370$81,0900.4
Vallejo40 0.4
Riverside310$82,7600.3
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