Education
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary
Teach courses in architecture and architectural design, such as architectural environmental design, interior architecture/design, and landscape architecture. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
Median salary (BLS)
$96,870
10th–90th percentile (BLS)
$58k – $159k
Job outlook
+2% (about average)
AI exposure
Early-career check: graduates of the matching programs below typically earn $85,000 ten years after starting college — an early-career figure, vs. the all-experience BLS median above. Source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard.
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Education
Typical entry: Master's degree
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Junior Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary
Entry / Junior
$58,430
~2 yrs to advance
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary
Established
$96,870
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary
Senior
$127,950
Key skills
A typical day
- •Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, and course materials and methods of instruction.
- •Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
- •Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as architectural design methods, aesthetics and design, and structures and materials.
- •Evaluate and grade students' work, including work performed in design studios.
- •Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Education
Explore all- University of Michigan18% admit · $87,000 grad pay
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill19% admit · $73,000 grad pay
- University of Wisconsin–Madison49% admit · $72,000 grad pay
- Vanderbilt University7% admit · $88,000 grad pay
- University of Virginia19% admit · $85,000 grad pay
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