by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in Texas” ranking.
In 2021-2022, 4,814 people earned their degree in general architecture, making the major the 127th most popular in the United States. In , general architecture graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $49,038 and had an average of $30,541 in loans still to pay off.
Across Texas, there were 755 general architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,971 and $28,499 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 569 general architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,918 and $22,392 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in Texas” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general architecture. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general architecture.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in Texas” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in Texas”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Prairie View A & M University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in Texas list. This medium-sized school is located in Prairie View, Texas, and it awarded 37 bachelors’s architecture degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in Texas list. Texas Tech is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 117 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, 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 85%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in Texas list. The University of Texas at San Antonio is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 69 bachelors’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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Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #4 spot on the list. UH is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 95 bachelors’s architecture degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. 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%.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Rice University landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s architecture degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #6. The University of Texas at Arlington is a large public school situated in Arlington, Texas. It awarded 80 bachelors’s architecture degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in Texas ranking. Texas A&M College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 90 bachelors’s architecture degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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The University of Texas at Austin came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in Texas ranking. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s architecture degrees to 65 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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