2023 Schools Highly Focused on Architecture Major
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With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Architecture Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Architecture (Other) is the 326th most popular major in the country with 262 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , architecture (other) graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $42,351 and had an average of $24,122 in loans still to pay off.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Architecture Major” ranking analyzed 24 colleges that offered a degree in architecture (other). That schools that top this list have a program in architecture (other) in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Schools Highly Focused on Architecture Major
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Architecture Major”.
Top 23 Most Focused Colleges for Architecture (Other)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hobart and William Smith Colleges. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Architecture Major. Hobart and William Smith Colleges is a small school located in Geneva, New York that handed out 26 ’s architecture degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Architecture (Other) at Hobart and William Smith Colleges
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana Tech University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Architecture Major list. Louisiana Tech is a fairly large school located in Ruston, Louisiana that handed out 39 ’s architecture degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Architecture (Other) at Louisiana Tech
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mount Holyoke College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Architecture Major list. Mount Holyoke College is located in South Hadley, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 7 ’s architecture degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Full Mount Holyoke College Architecture (Other) Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Louisiana at Lafayette. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Architecture Major. University of Louisiana at Lafayette is a fairly large school located in Lafayette, Louisiana that handed out 30 ’s architecture degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Architecture (Other) at UL Lafayette
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Connecticut College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Architecture Major list. New London, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s architecture degrees to 11 students in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Conn College Architecture (Other) Report
Mercer County Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Architecture Major ranking. Mercer County Community College is a medium-sized school located in West Windsor, New Jersey that handed out 6 ’s architecture degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Architecture (Other) at Mercer County Community College
Birmingham Southern College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Architecture Major ranking. Birmingham, Alabama is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s architecture degrees to 4 students in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Architecture (Other) at BSC
Dodge City Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Architecture Major list. Dodge City Community College is a small public school situated in Dodge City, Kansas. It awarded 0 ’s architecture degrees in 2021-2022.
Read more about Architecture (Other) at Dodge City Community College
University of Arizona came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Architecture Major ranking. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 28 ’s architecture degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Architecture (Other) at University of Arizona
With a ranking of #10, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Architecture Major list. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Troy, New York. It awarded 0 ’s architecture degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Architecture (Other) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Kansas State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Architecture Major ranking. Kansas State University is a fairly large school located in Manhattan, Kansas that handed out 11 ’s architecture degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full K -State Architecture (Other) Report
With a ranking of #12, Ball State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Architecture Major list. Located in Muncie, Indiana, this fairly large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified ’s architecture students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Ball State Architecture (Other) Report
University of Southern California ranked #13 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Architecture Major list. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 4 ’s architecture degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Architecture (Other) at USC
New York University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Architecture Major ranking. Located in New York, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified ’s architecture students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full New York University Architecture (Other) Report
University of Utah came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Architecture Major ranking. Salt Lake City, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s architecture degrees to 2 students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full U of U Architecture (Other) Report
With a ranking of #16, Suffolk University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Architecture Major list. Suffolk University is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 ’s architecture degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Architecture (Other) at Suffolk
University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Architecture Major ranking, coming in at #16. Located in Seattle, Washington, this large public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified ’s architecture students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full University of Washington - Seattle Campus Architecture (Other) Report
Cornell University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Architecture Major list. Cornell University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Ithaca, New York. It awarded 0 ’s architecture degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
Full Cornell Architecture (Other) Report
New Jersey Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Architecture Major ranking, coming in at #16. NJIT is located in Newark, New Jersey and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 ’s architecture degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Architecture (Other) at NJIT
Andrews University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Architecture Major list. Berrien Springs, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s architecture degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Architecture (Other) at Andrews
Tulane University of Louisiana came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Architecture Major ranking. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s architecture degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Tulane Architecture (Other) Report
Northwestern University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Architecture Major ranking. Northwestern is a private not-for-profit institution located in Evanston, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 99%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Architecture (Other) at Northwestern University
Carnegie Mellon University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Architecture Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 0 ’s architecture degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Architecture (Other) at Carnegie Mellon
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References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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