2023 Best Architecture (Other) Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
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Degrees Awarded
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Architecture for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Architecture (Other) is the 326th most popular major in the country with 202 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, architecture (other) graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $42,351 and had an average of $26,123 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 14 architecture (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great architecture (other) programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the architecture (other) program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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The architecture school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Architecture for a Master’s”.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Architecture for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree vets studying architecture.
Top 1 Best Architecture (Other) Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Architecture for a Master’s list. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s architecture degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
USC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Architecture (Other) Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1,311 of the 46,287 students enrolled at USC were GI Bill® students, of which 862 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $20,487. On top of their other funding sources, 388 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%. 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.
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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
- *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.
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