Career Information

Career Opportunities

Career guidance for students begins with first-year students who are introduced to the professions of Landscape Architecture and Architecture in their introductory lecture classes. Upon admission to the department, student knowledge of the professions, career opportunities, and how to prepare for the professional world are expanded in a number of ways, including:

  • Interaction with our departmental Advisory Board of distinguished alumni, representing architecture firms from around the nation
  • Exposure to nationally and internationally known practitioners through our lecture series
  • Portfolio reviews by alumni and faculty
  • Regular posting of job opportunities through the student e-mail listserv
  • Support from the NDSU Career Center with resume and portfolio preparation
  • Career Center job listings and organization of annual Design Expo job fair.

For General Career Information:
NDSU Career and Advising Center

Careers with an architecture degree:

  • Private industry
  • Public / Government

Employers:

  • Architecture firms
  • Large corporations
  • Manufacturers
  • Research institutions
  • Local, state, and federal government

NDSU Career Outcomes Report:
https://career-advising.ndsu.edu/career-outcomes-report/

Additional Career Resources:
https://career-advising.ndsu.edu/channels/explore-majors-careers-opportunities/#uc_resource_tiles-22

Attend NDSU Career Fairs!
https://career-advising.ndsu.edu/channels/career-fairs/

  • The School of Design, Architecture and Art (SoDAA) annually hosts an informal reception following the spring career fair, when students and employers can interact.

Blackboard Organizational Site

  • Students enrolled in the architecture program can access a dedicated Blackboard organizations site “Department of Architecture: Licensure & Career Advising”. This site includes the most current information on licensure, job opportunities/postings, industry parter scholarships and fellowships, and much more.

Additional information on the professions of Architecture may be found at the following links:

Architecture and Interior Design

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