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Carson City, Nevada is home to about 57,522 residents. In the Carson City, NV metro area, the top-earning architecture-related role is Architectural and Engineering Managers at a median $123,300 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer architecture programs near Carson City, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Carson City city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
Every school list on this site is ordered by the BOC Score, computed from the most recent school-level data published by the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and IPEDS). To qualify, a school must be currently operating and accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Each eligible school is then scored on five measures, percentile-ranked against schools at the same credential level:
Schools without enough outcome data appear after ranked schools, without a score. On this page, schools are ordered by distance from Carson City. Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
Source:IPEDSCollege Scorecard
Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all Nevada schools on the Nevada architecture page.
Carson City is part of the Carson City, NV metro area (BLS area code 16180). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Nevada statewide.
| Occupation | Median Wage | Source | COL-Adjusted (US=100) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architects, Except Landscape and Naval | $101,570 | NV statewide | $103,537 |
| Landscape Architects | $85,140 | NV statewide | $86,789 |
| Architectural and Engineering Managers | $123,300 | Carson City, NV | $125,688 |
| Architectural and Civil Drafters | $67,000 | NV statewide | $68,298 |
| Urban and Regional Planners | $100,040 | NV statewide | $101,978 |
| Construction Managers | $103,890 | Carson City, NV | $105,902 |
| Interior Designers | N/A | NV statewide | – |
| Civil Engineers | $95,260 | Carson City, NV | $97,105 |
Source: BLS, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage data at the metro (MSA) and state level – not by individual city.
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Regional Price Parity (US=100) | 98.1 (below U.S. average) | BEA RPP 2024 |
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying architecture-related roles near Carson City are: Architectural and Engineering Managers ($123,300), Construction Managers ($103,890), Architects, Except Landscape and Naval ($101,570). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Nevada statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
South Lake Tahoe, CA is 19.3 miles from Carson City and has its own set of local architecture programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
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Compare every accredited online degree program with city-level data for Carson City:
Data verified: September 6, 2026. Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2025-2035) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.
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