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. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Interiors Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 765 people earned their degree in interior architecture, making the major the 257th most popular in the United States. In , interior architecture graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $40,215 and had an average of $24,087 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 92 interior architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,397 and $27,000 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Interiors Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in interior architecture. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in interior architecture.
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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 Highly Focused on Interiors Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region interiors students.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Interiors Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, La Roche University landed the #1 spot on the list. La Roche is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Marywood University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Interiors Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Scranton, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s interiors degrees to 14 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Interior Architecture at Marywood University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chatham University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Interiors Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 29 ’s interiors 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 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Thomas Jefferson University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Interiors Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 24 diplomas to qualified ’s interiors students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Interior Architecture at Thomas Jefferson University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Drexel University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Interiors Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Drexel University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 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 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
With a ranking of #6, Syracuse University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Interiors Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Syracuse University is located in Syracuse, New York and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 17 ’s interiors degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, 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 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Interior Architecture at Syracuse University
University of Maryland - College Park landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Interiors Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. UMCP is a large school located in College Park, Maryland that handed out 0 ’s interiors degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Onondaga Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Interiors Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #7. OCC is a medium-sized public school situated in Syracuse, New York. It awarded 0 ’s interiors degrees in 2021-2022.
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