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 has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architectural Engineering Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Architectural Engineering is the 239th most popular major in the country with 1,088 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , architectural engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $66,073 and had an average of $25,379 in loans still to pay off.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 183 architectural engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,979 and $43,370 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architectural Engineering Major” ranking analyzed 14 colleges that offered a degree in architectural engineering. That schools that top this list have a program in architectural engineering in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The architectural engineering 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 “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architectural Engineering Major”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree architectural engineering students.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architectural Engineering Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Milwaukee School of Engineering landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it awarded 9 masters’s architectural engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lawrence Technological University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architectural Engineering Major. Lawrence Technological University is located in Southfield, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 11 masters’s architectural engineering degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architectural Engineering Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois Institute of Technology landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 8 degrees to qualified masters’s architectural engineering students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, 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 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Architectural Engineering at Illinois Tech
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architectural Engineering Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #4 spot on the list. UNL is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 27 masters’s architectural engineering degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architectural Engineering Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University landed the #5 spot on the list. Auburn is located in Auburn, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 35 masters’s architectural engineering degrees to qualified students.
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 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architectural Engineering Major ranking. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a large school located in San Luis Obispo, California that handed out 2 masters’s architectural engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Read full report on Architectural Engineering at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
University of Colorado Boulder landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architectural Engineering Major ranking. CU - Boulder is a large school located in Boulder, Colorado that handed out 17 masters’s architectural engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Colorado Boulder Architectural Engineering Report
Kansas State University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architectural Engineering Major list. K -State is located in Manhattan, Kansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 5 masters’s architectural engineering degrees to qualified students.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
University of Miami ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architectural Engineering Major list. Located in Coral Gables, Florida, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 15 degrees to qualified masters’s architectural engineering students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Wyoming did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architectural Engineering Major ranking, coming in at #10. University of Wyoming is a public institution located in Laramie, Wyoming. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
Read more about Architectural Engineering at University of Wyoming
University of North Dakota did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architectural Engineering Major ranking, coming in at #11. Grand Forks, North Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s architectural engineering degrees to 1 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%.
Full University of North Dakota Architectural Engineering Report
Drexel University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architectural Engineering Major ranking, coming in at #12. Drexel is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 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 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 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of Kansas landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architectural Engineering Major ranking. University of Kansas is located in Lawrence, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 masters’s architectural engineering degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
The University of Texas at Austin ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architectural Engineering Major list. The University of Texas at Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 52 masters’s architectural engineering degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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