by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in California” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Architecture & Related Services is the 29th most popular major in the country with 18,127 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , architecture & related services graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $49,642 and had an average of $35,149 in loans still to pay off.
Across California, there were 2,564 architecture & related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,106 and $41,164 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 723 architecture & related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $63,735 and $51,649 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in California” ranking, we looked at 19 colleges that offer a degree in architecture & related services. That schools that top this list have a program in architecture & related services in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in California”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern California Institute of Architecture. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in California list. This small school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 84 masters’s architecture & related services degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Newschool of Architecture and Design. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in California list. Newschool of Architecture and Design is a private for-profit institution located in San Diego, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 29 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Interior Designers Institute. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in California. Interior Designers Institute is a small private for-profit school situated in Newport Beach, California. It awarded 0 masters’s architecture & related services degrees in 2021-2022.
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.
Full Interior Designers Institute Architecture & Related Services Report
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California College of the Arts landed the #4 spot on the list. California College of the Arts is a small school located in San Francisco, California that handed out 15 masters’s architecture & related services degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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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Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Woodbury University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Burbank, California, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified masters’s architecture & related services students in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%.
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Art Center College of Design ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in California list. This small school is located in Pasadena, California, and it awarded 3 masters’s architecture & related services degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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University of Southern California landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in California ranking. USC is a private not-for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 138 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%.
University of California - Los Angeles did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in California ranking, coming in at #8. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 172 masters’s architecture & related services degrees 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
California State Polytechnic University - Pomona ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in California list. Pomona, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s architecture & related services degrees to 52 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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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University of California - Berkeley came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in California ranking. University of California - Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 101 masters’s architecture & related services degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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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California Baptist University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in California ranking. California Baptist University is a fairly large school located in Riverside, California that handed out 12 masters’s architecture & related services degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
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With a ranking of #12, San Jose State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in California list. This large school is located in San Jose, California, and it awarded 21 masters’s architecture & related services degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #13, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in California list. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is a large public school situated in San Luis Obispo, California. It awarded 20 masters’s architecture & related services degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of California - Irvine did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in California ranking, coming in at #14. Irvine, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s architecture & related services degrees to 28 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, 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 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Academy of Art University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in California ranking, coming in at #15. Located in San Francisco, California, this medium-sized private for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s architecture & related services students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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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California State University - Northridge came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in California ranking. CSUN is a large school located in Northridge, California that handed out 14 masters’s architecture & related services degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
San Diego State University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in California list. San Diego State University is located in San Diego, California and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 18 masters’s architecture & related services degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
University of California - Davis landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in California ranking. UC Davis is a large school located in Davis, California that handed out 1 masters’s architecture & related services degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, 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 91%.
Full University of California - Davis Architecture & Related Services Report
California State University - Chico did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in California ranking, coming in at #19. Chico State is a public institution located in Chico, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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 California State University - Chico Architecture & Related Services Report
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