Washington, District of Columbia · Private Non-Profit
Architecture at Howard University
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 149 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
1.5% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 1.5%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~149
- Schools with reported signal
- 123
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 41.3%
- Graduation rate
- 70%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $50,539/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $202,156
- Median debt
- $24,500
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $63,066/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- D
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 123 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is above the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($30,819 above), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($2,484 below). That combination produces a D value grade and a top 99% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Princeton University Princeton, NJ · 1.2% reported share · $6,128 net A+ 
Texas Southmost College Brownsville, TX · 0.6% reported share · $3,085 net A+ 
Dallas College Dallas, TX · 0.0% reported share · $3,214 net A+ El Paso Community College El Paso, TX · 1.1% reported share · $3,206 net A+ University of Florida Gainesville, FL · 0.9% reported share · $6,541 net A+ California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA · 0.1% reported share · $7,000 net A+ San Antonio College San Antonio, TX · 0.0% reported share · $4,585 net A+ Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA · 0.4% reported share · $12,116 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Architecture accounts for 1.5% of reported programs at Howard University, which is bigger than 80% of schools in this field set and above the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 149 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Howard University's average net price is $50,539 per year, about $202,156 over four years. That is $30,819 above the $19,720 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $63,066 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $2,484 below the $65,550 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Howard University #122 of 123 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.