2023 Best Pre-Architecture Studies Colleges for Veterans

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly for Pre-Architecture Studies” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Pre-Architecture Studies is the 965th most popular major in the country with 103 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Pre-Architecture Studies” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in pre-architecture studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent pre-architecture studies programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the pre-architecture studies program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly for Pre-Architecture Studies

The colleges and universities below are the best for vets studying pre-architecture studies.

Top 2 Best Pre-Architecture Studies Colleges for Veterans

1

University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

1 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$54,458 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Pre-Architecture Studies that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kentucky landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Lexington, Kentucky, and it awarded 51 ’s pre-architecture studies degrees in 2020-2021.

UK also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 29,986 students enrolled at UK were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UK does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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 UK Veteran Student Life Report

2

Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus
Atlanta, Georgia

430 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$7,376 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Pre-Architecture Studies that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 40 ’s pre-architecture studies degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Georgia Tech, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.According to our most recent data, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus supports 39,771 students, and 430 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 240 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,376. During this same period, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus]](/colleges/georgia-institute-of-technology-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)

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).
• Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
• 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

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
• 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.