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2023 Best Architectural Studies Colleges for Veterans

2 Ranked Colleges
5 Degrees Awarded
$28,300 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly for Architectural Studies

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 for Architectural Studies” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Architectural Studies is the 1371st most popular major in the country with 5 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Architectural Studies” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in architectural studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality architectural studies programs as well as strong veteran support.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the architectural studies program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 “Most Veteran Friendly for Architectural Studies” list to help you make the college decision.

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Most Veteran Friendly for Architectural Studies

The colleges and universities below are the best for vets studying architectural studies.

Top 2 Best Architectural Studies Colleges for Veterans

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University of Houston
Houston, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Architectural Studies list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s architectural studies degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1,382 of the 47,090 students enrolled at University of Houston were GI Bill® students, of which 730 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,264. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Houston does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Houston Veteran Student Life Report

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Rice University
Houston, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rice University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Architectural Studies. Rice University is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 1 ’s architectural studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Rice did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 157 of the 7,643 students enrolled at Rice were GI Bill® students, of which 80 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $18,656. In addition to receiving other benefits, 68 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Rice University Veteran Student Life Report

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