by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on architecture Major in the New England Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Architecture is the 147th most popular major in the country with 4,650 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the New England region, there were 385 architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 247 architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,317 and $23,797 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on architecture Major in the New England Region” ranking analyzed 16 colleges that offered a degree in architecture. That schools that top this list have a program in architecture in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on architecture Major in the New England Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region bachelor’s degree architecture students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Roger Williams University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on architecture Major in the New England Region. Roger Williams University is a small school located in Bristol, Rhode Island that handed out 63 bachelors’s architecture degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rhode Island School of Design. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on architecture Major in the New England Region list. Rhode Island School of Design is a small school located in Providence, Rhode Island that handed out 22 bachelors’s architecture degrees 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. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, 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 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Architecture at Rhode Island School of Design
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Keene State College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on architecture Major in the New England Region. Keene State College is a public institution located in Keene, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston Architectural College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on architecture Major in the New England Region list. This small school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s architecture degrees in 2021-2022.
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.
Read more about Architecture at Boston Architectural College
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on architecture Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bennington College landed the #5 spot on the list. Bennington is a small school located in Bennington, Vermont that handed out 2 bachelors’s architecture degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
With a ranking of #6, Norwich University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on architecture Major in the New England Region list. Located in Northfield, Vermont, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 19 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s architecture students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, Hampshire College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on architecture Major in the New England Region list. Hampshire College is a small school located in Amherst, Massachusetts that handed out 3 bachelors’s architecture degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%.
Wellesley College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on architecture Major in the New England Region list. Wellesley, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s architecture degrees to 9 students in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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%.
Middlebury College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on architecture Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Middlebury, Vermont, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s architecture students in 2021-2022.
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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.1% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Maine at Augusta landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on architecture Major in the New England Region ranking. This small school is located in Augusta, Maine, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s architecture degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% 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 at University of Maine at Augusta
Yale University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on architecture Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #11. Yale is located in New Haven, Connecticut and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s architecture degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.2% 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%.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on architecture Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 15 degrees to qualified bachelors’s architecture students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 99%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Architecture at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Brown University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on architecture Major in the New England Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Providence, Rhode Island, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s architecture degrees in 2021-2022.
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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Tufts University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on architecture Major in the New England Region list. Tufts is located in Medford, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s architecture degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.1% 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%.
Northeastern University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on architecture Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #15. This large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s architecture degrees in 2021-2022.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Wentworth Institute of Technology came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on architecture Major in the New England Region ranking. Wentworth Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
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