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2025 Best Housing Schools

6 Colleges in the United States
459 Housing Degrees Awarded
$42,402 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you're seeking a degree in housing, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #316 one in the country in terms of popularity.While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for housing students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 459 degrees in housing to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Housing School

Best Housing Schools Your choice of housing school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Housing School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Housing Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Housing
Master's Degrees in Housing
Doctor's Degrees in Housing

The housing 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 the Best Housing Schools. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Read more about College Factual's methodology.

Best Schools for Housing in the United States

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the housing degree levels they offer.

Top Schools in Housing

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
93 Housing Degrees Awarded
21.5% Growth in Graduates

University of Georgia is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in housing. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.

There were about 93 housing students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent data year. Those housing students who get their degree from University of Georgia receive $12,589 more than the typical housing student.

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2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
47 Housing Degrees Awarded
19.1% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in housing needs to look into University of Missouri - Columbia. Mizzou is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Columbia. A Best Colleges rank of #131 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Mizzou is a great university overall.

There were approximately 47 housing students who graduated with this degree at Mizzou in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the housing program make an average of $42,394 in their early career salary.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$67,737 Median Starting Salary

It's hard to beat Brigham Young University - Provo if you want to pursue a degree in housing. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Provo. This university ranks 3rd out of 11 colleges for overall quality in the state of Utah.

There were roughly 8 housing students who graduated with this degree at BYU in the most recent data year. Housing degree recipients from Brigham Young University - Provo get an earnings boost of approximately $25,335 above the average income of housing graduates.

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4

New York City College of Technology is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in housing. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, City Tech is a public college with a large student population. This college ranks 118th out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were roughly 21 housing students who graduated with this degree at City Tech in the most recent data year. Those housing students who get their degree from New York City College of Technology earn $21,790 more than the typical housing grad.

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5

OHIO Athens is a very large public university located in the distant town of Athens. A Best Colleges rank of #184 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means OHIO Athens is a great university overall.

There were about 19 housing students who graduated with this degree at OHIO Athens in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the housing program earn an average of $38,637 for their early career.

More information about a degree in housing from Ohio University - Athens Campus

6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$40,324 Median Starting Salary

Located in the midsize city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.

There were roughly 26 housing students who graduated with this degree at Missouri State in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, housing degree recipients usually make about $40,324 in the first five years of their career.

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Housing by Region

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Southwest
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Housing is one of 8 different types of Family, Consumer & Human Sciences programs to choose from.

Housing Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Other Housing & Human Environments 216
General Housing & Human Environments 202
Facilities Planning & Management 41

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Majors Similar to Housing

Related Major Annual Graduates
Human Development & Family Studies 41,177
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 4,365
Textile & Apparel Studies 3,136
General Family & Consumer Sciences 2,780
Family & Consumer Economics 1,335
Human Sciences Business Services 592
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences (Other) 158
Work and Family Studies 8

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