Architectural Technology/Technician Degrees (2026 stats)
TL;DR
Architectural Technology/Technician maps to BLS occupations averaging about $114,867, with roughly 596,430 workers nationwide in those roles. Median in-state published tuition is about $7,237; common paths include Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians and Computer Hardware Engineers.
Key Statistics
Architectural Technology/Technician: what the data shows
Common questions about architectural technology/technician degrees, answered from IPEDS, College Scorecard, BLS OEWS, and O*NET in this repository—not program marketing copy.
What is a architectural technology/technician degree?
A Architectural Technology/Technician program is classified under NCES CIP 04.0901 in the Architectural Sciences and Technology field family (04.09).
A program that prepares individuals to assist architects in developing plans and related documentation and in performing architectural office services. Includes instruction in architectural drafting, computer-assisted drafting and design, construction methods and materials, environmental systems, building codes and standards, structural principles, cost estimation, planning documentation, visual communication skills, display production, and architectural office management
IPEDS counted 97 completions for this CIP in the survey year in our extract.
How long does it take to get a architectural technology/technician degree?
Award levels reported to IPEDS for CIP 04.0901 in our file:
- 550 Associate (83.8% of IPEDS total)—about two years of full-time study
- 97 Bachelor's (14.8% of IPEDS total)—typically four years
- 9 Master's (1.4% of IPEDS total)—one to two years beyond a bachelor's
Time to completion depends on enrollment intensity and transfer credits; figures above describe credential type, not calendar time for every student.
What degree do you need?
For Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians (top mapped occupation), O*NET incumbent surveys in our career profile report these education credentials most often: Some college (29%), High School or Equivalent (27%), Bachelors Degree (22%).
O*NET education distributions describe incumbent workers, not minimum legal or employer requirements.
What jobs can you get with a architectural technology/technician degree?
Our degree→occupation mapping links Architectural Technology/Technician to the BLS roles below. Employment is U.S. OEWS; median wage is national May 2024 where published in our extract.
| Occupation | U.S. employment | Median annual wage |
|---|---|---|
| Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians | 136,390 | $78,680 |
| Computer Hardware Engineers | 75,710 | $155,020 |
| Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters | 43,640 | $39,270 |
| Brickmasons and Blockmasons | 53,520 | $60,800 |
| Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians | 36,880 | $52,080 |
| Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products | 293,930 | $100,070 |
See Careers & Jobs for mean wages and industry context.
Is a architectural technology/technician degree worth it?
College Scorecard national medians for the Architectural Sciences and Technology bachelor's program family: median debt $54,262, median earnings $70,074 four years after enrollment. Debt-to-earnings proxy: 1.10.
About 4.9% of graduates in this field family were not working and not enrolled one year after completion in Scorecard's national program medians.
Among schools reporting in our Scorecard extract, median published in-state tuition is $7,237 and median net price is $14,971.
We do not score "worth" on opinion—compare debt, earnings, wages for mapped occupations, and completion data above against your cost and career target.
Institutions
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Architectural Technology/Technician and the types of students that study this field.
Tuition Costs for Common Institutions
$7,237 Median In-State Public
$54,170 Median Out of State Private
Tuition costs for Architectural Technology/Technician majors are, on average, $7,237 for in-state public colleges, and $54,170 for out of state private colleges.
Tuition costs comparison for Architectural Technology/Technician programs.
Degrees Awarded Over Time
100,000 Total Degrees Awarded in 2023
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Architectural Technology/Technician from 2015 to 2023.
Historical trend of degrees awarded in Architectural Technology/Technician.
Top 5 Schools by Enrollment
| # | School | State | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | AZ | 64,674 |
| 2 | Arizona State University Digital Immersion | AZ | 53,782 |
| 3 | Miami Dade College | FL | 46,182 |
| 4 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | OH | 45,638 |
| 5 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | OH | 45,638 |
Schools with the largest enrollment offering Architectural Technology/Technician programs.
Top 5 Most Affordable Tuition
| # | School | State | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Camino Community College District | CA | $1,144 |
| 2 | El Camino Community College District | CA | $1,144 |
| 3 | San Diego City College | CA | $1,146 |
| 4 | San Diego Mesa College | CA | $1,146 |
| 5 | San Diego Mesa College | CA | $1,146 |
Schools with the lowest tuition costs for Architectural Technology/Technician programs.
Top 5 Lowest Net Price
| # | School | State | Net Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | College of the Sequoias | CA | $480 |
| 2 | College of the Sequoias | CA | $480 |
| 3 | College of San Mateo | CA | $536 |
| 4 | Henry Ford College | MI | $660 |
| 5 | St Petersburg College | FL | $1,471 |
Schools with the lowest average net price for Architectural Technology/Technician programs.
Graduation Rates
Graduation rate data is not available for this degree program.
Graduation/completion rates for Architectural Technology/Technician programs across institutions.
Where students complete this major (IPEDS)
Bachelor's-level completions (IPEDS Completions, award level 5) summed by institution state. State is taken from IPEDS Directory (HD2023) for each reporting institution.
Geographic concentration
The largest number of reported bachelor's completions for Architectural Technology/Technician is in NY (65 completions). That state represents about 67.0% of U.S. bachelor's completions reported for this CIP in the IPEDS file we use.
Among states, the highest concentration relative to all bachelor's degrees awarded in-state is KY (0.05% of that state's bachelor's completions).
Top states by count of bachelor's completions for this CIP (IPEDS).
| State | Bachelor's completions (this CIP) | % of U.S. total (this CIP) | % of state's all bachelor's |
|---|---|---|---|
| NY | 65 | 67.0% | 0.02% |
| KY | 24 | 24.7% | 0.05% |
| IN | 4 | 4.1% | 0.00% |
| MO | 3 | 3.1% | 0.00% |
| MA | 1 | 1.0% | 0.00% |
Degree Levels (IPEDS)
Completions reported to IPEDS for CIP 04.0901 in the survey year used in our extract (656 total across levels below).
- 550 Associate (83.8% of IPEDS total)
- 97 Bachelor's (14.8% of IPEDS total)
- 9 Master's (1.4% of IPEDS total)
Source: IPEDS Completions (c2024_a), summed by award level for this CIP.
Careers & Jobs
Occupations linked to this major in our degree→career mapping, with wages and employment from processed BLS career profiles in this repo.
Across these BLS occupations, employment-weighted mean pay is about $114,867. Figures are national OEWS estimates for the occupation—not earnings of Architectural Technology/Technician graduates alone.
Related occupations (BLS OEWS)
| Occupation | Mean annual wage | U.S. employment |
|---|---|---|
| Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians | $88,062 | 136,390 |
| Computer Hardware Engineers | $188,333 | 75,710 |
| Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters | $53,312 | 43,640 |
| Brickmasons and Blockmasons | $74,538 | 53,520 |
| Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians | $58,116 | 36,880 |
| Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products | $131,986 | 293,930 |
Open each occupation for full career profile charts and industry breakdowns on EDsmart Data.
Program outcomes (College Scorecard)
National medians across bachelor's programs in the Architectural Sciences and Technology CIP family (10 programs reporting debt). Not specific to every Architectural Technology/Technician graduate.
- $54,262 median federal loan debt among completers
- $70,074 median earnings four years after enrollment (national program median)
- 1.10 debt-to-earnings ratio (Scorecard proxy)
- 4.9% of graduates not working and not enrolled one year out (program cohort)
Source: College Scorecard program-level outcomes aggregated by 4-digit CIP family.
Employment
Wages and industry mix below use BLS OEWS data for occupations linked to this major in our mapping—not a graduate earnings survey.
Yearly Income for Common Jobs
$119,371 Average Wage in Workforce
The average salary for Architectural Technology/Technician majors is $119,371.
Average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Architectural Technology/Technician majors.
Occupations by Share
596,430 2023 Workforce
The number of Architectural Technology/Technician graduates in the workforce has been growing.
Various jobs filled by those with a major in Architectural Technology/Technician by share of the total number of graduates.
Diversity
Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Architectural Technology/Technician in the United States.
Workforce Age
N/A Average Age in 2023
This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Architectural Technology/Technician.
Age distribution for Architectural Technology/Technician degree holders in the workforce.
Gender Distribution
Counts below are bachelor's-level completions only (IPEDS Completions, award level 5).
97 Total Degrees Awarded
58 Male (59.79%)
39 Female (40.21%)
Gender distribution of Architectural Technology/Technician degree recipients.
Race and Ethnicity Distribution
Counts below are bachelor's-level completions only (IPEDS Completions, award level 5).
31 Hispanic or Latino (31.96%)
30 White (30.93%)
15 Asian (15.46%)
12 Black or African American (12.37%)
4 Two or More Races (4.12%)
Racial and ethnic distribution of Architectural Technology/Technician degree recipients.
Degrees Awarded
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Architectural Technology/Technician are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Associates Degree.
Distribution of degree types awarded in Architectural Technology/Technician.
Skills
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Architectural Technology/Technician field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Required Skills
Architectural Technology/Technician majors need many skills, but most especially Critical Thinking, Active Listening, and Reading Comprehension.
Rating of how necessary various skills are for Architectural Technology/Technician majors.
Skills Bar Chart
This bar chart shows the same information as the radar chart, displaying the importance of each skill.
Skill importance ratings for Architectural Technology/Technician majors.
About
A program that prepares individuals to assist architects in developing plans and related documentation and in performing architectural office services. Includes instruction in architectural drafting, computer-assisted drafting and design, construction methods and materials, environmental systems, building codes and standards, structural principles, cost estimation, planning documentation, visual communication skills, display production, and architectural office management
In 2023, 100,000 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs in Architectural Technology/Technician.
CIP Code
04.0901 - Architectural Technology/Technician
What the data shows
At the program-family level, College Scorecard reports median debt of $54,262 for bachelor's completers and median earnings near $70,074, a debt-to-earnings ratio of 1.10. Those figures describe national program cohorts in this CIP family—not every individual Architectural Technology/Technician graduate.
Men earned 41.8% of 1,273 Architectural Technology/Technician completions in the IPEDS file used here.
Mapped BLS occupations show employment-weighted mean pay of about $114,867. The largest mapped role by headcount is Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians (136,390 U.S. jobs in OEWS).
Published tuition medians in College Scorecard land at $7,237 in-state at public colleges and $54,170 at private institutions for programs in this field.
Data Sources
This page uses data from the following sources:
- College Scorecard - U.S. Department of Education
- Institutional characteristics, costs, completion rates, and earnings data
- Data years: 2015-2024
- Source: collegescorecard.ed.gov
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)
- Employment and wage data by occupation
- Latest data: May 2024
- Source: bls.gov/oes
- O*NET Online - U.S. Department of Labor
- Occupational skills, knowledge, abilities, and work activities
- Database version: 28.0 (August 2023)
- Source: onetcenter.org
- IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) - National Center for Education Statistics
- Institutional data, completions, enrollment, and financial aid
- Data years: 2015-2024
- Source: nces.ed.gov/ipeds
- Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS)
- Demographic and workforce data
- Latest data: 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates
- Source: census.gov/acs
Data Processing: All data has been processed, cleaned, and aggregated for presentation. Where specific data points are unavailable, estimates are based on available data and clearly marked.
Last Updated: Data reflects the most recent available information as of January 2025.
Methodology
Data for this profile is sourced from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard dataset, IPEDS completion data, and Bureau of Labor Statistics employment data.
All financial figures are adjusted for inflation and represent the most recent available data. Employment and wage data are from the most recent Census Bureau ACS PUMS estimates.