by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Architecture Major in Missouri” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
General Architecture is the 127th most popular major in the country with 4,982 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, general architecture graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $49,005 and had an average of $26,624 in loans still to pay off.
Across Missouri, there were 35 general architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,890 and $31,000 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Architecture Major in Missouri” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general architecture. To top this list, a school must have a successful general architecture program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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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 “Most Well Attended Architecture Major in Missouri” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Architecture Major in Missouri”.
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended Architecture Major in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Drury University landed the #1 spot on the list. Drury University is a small school located in Springfield, Missouri that handed out 23 ’s architecture degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Architecture Major in Missouri list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s architecture degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
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 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%.
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