2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Major in the Southeast Region
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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 6,685 people earned their degree in architectural & building sciences/technology, making the major the 126th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 846 architectural & building sciences/technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 499 architectural & building sciences/technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,462 and $43,311 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in architectural & building sciences/technology. That schools that top this list have a program in architectural & building sciences/technology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Major in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Major in the Southeast Region”.
Top 12 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology in the Southeast Region
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees to 78 students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% 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 Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Savannah College of Art and Design. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Major in the Southeast Region list. SCAD is a private not-for-profit institution located in Savannah, Georgia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida International University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Major in the Southeast Region list. Florida International University is located in Miami, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 126 masters’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Major in the Southeast Region. University of North Carolina at Charlotte is located in Charlotte, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 40 masters’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clemson University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Major in the Southeast Region list. Clemson, South Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees to 47 students in 2021-2022.
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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%.
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University of Miami ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Major in the Southeast Region list. Coral Gables, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees to 61 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Full U Miami Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Report
University of Virginia - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Virginia - Main Campus is a public institution located in Charlottesville, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 46 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
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With a ranking of #8, Tulane University of Louisiana did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Major in the Southeast Region list. Tulane University of Louisiana is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 21 masters’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.
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With a ranking of #9, North Carolina State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Major in the Southeast Region list. NC State is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 17 masters’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
Full North Carolina State University Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Report
Virginia Tech ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Blacksburg, Virginia, and it awarded 38 masters’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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University of Memphis ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Memphis is a large public school situated in Memphis, Tennessee. It awarded 3 masters’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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 UofM Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Report
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #12. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is a public institution located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s 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%.
Full Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Report
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Notes and References
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%.
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- *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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