Career
Architecture teachers, postsecondary
Teach architecture and design to future architects.
$96,870
Median pay
+2.6%
Job growth, 2025–35
700
Openings a year
Doctoral or professional degree
Typical education
7–8 years
Typical time after high school
Here's what you actually need to know.
The work
What people in this job do
- 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.
The outlook
How the forecast changed this year
The deeper question
What kind of person does this path ask you to become?
What this work centers on
O*NET interest profile, scored 1–7.
The work
Do you want most of your days spent on people & care, then ideas & analysis?
Responsibility
Are you willing to be the one responsible for this?
“Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, and course materials and methods of instruction.”
Development
What would you need to build over the next 5–10 years?
Reading Comprehension, Learning Strategies, Speaking, Instructing.
Trade-offs
What does it ask of you in exchange?
7–8 years of education after high school (doctoral or professional degree), for a median of $96,870 a year and 700 openings nationally each year.
Paths in
Degrees that lead here
- Design and Applied ArtsSee the degree →
- ArchitectureCIP 04.0201
- Architectural DesignCIP 04.0202
- Architecture, OtherCIP 04.0299
- City/Urban, Community, and Regional PlanningCIP 04.0301
- Environmental Design/ArchitectureCIP 04.0401
Paths across
Careers that use similar skills
- Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$78,620 · +2.2%
- Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School$65,030 · -0.5%
- Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$63,820 · -0.3%
- Landscape Architects$79,870 · +4.4%
- Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary$109,270 · +7.8%
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Sources
- BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- BLS Employment Projections, 2024–34 (archived), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- O*NET 31.0 Database (August 2026), National Center for O*NET Development / U.S. Department of Labor. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 Crosswalk, NCES and BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-01.