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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architectural History Major

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Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Architectural History Major

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Architectural History Major” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Architectural History is the 327th most popular major in the country with 147 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, architectural history graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $0 and had an average of $26,000 in loans still to pay off.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 32 architectural history graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architectural History Major” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in architectural history. That schools that top this list have a program in architectural history in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architectural History Major

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree architectural history students.

Top 11 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Architectural History

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Boston Architectural College
Boston, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston Architectural College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architectural History Major. Boston Architectural College is a small school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 2 masters’s architectural history degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architectural History Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the #2 spot on the list. Cambridge, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s architectural history degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 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 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Architectural History at Harvard University

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University of Virginia - Main Campus
Charlottesville, Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architectural History Major list. Charlottesville, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s architectural history degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.

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%.

Full University of Virginia Architectural History Report

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Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architectural History Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Savannah College of Art and Design landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Savannah, Georgia, and it awarded 2 masters’s architectural history degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Architectural History at SCAD

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Columbia University in the City of New York. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architectural History Major. Columbia University in the City of New York is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 masters’s architectural history degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architectural History Major ranking, coming in at #6. University of Illinois at Chicago is a large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 1 masters’s architectural history degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Architectural History at University of Illinois at Chicago

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University of Houston
Houston, Texas

University of Houston came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architectural History Major ranking. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified masters’s architectural history students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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With a ranking of #8, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architectural History Major list. The University of Texas at Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 1 masters’s architectural history degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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 History at The University of Texas at Austin

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Washington University in St Louis
Saint Louis, Missouri

Washington University in St Louis ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architectural History Major list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s architectural history degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, 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 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full WUSTL Architectural History Report

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Cornell University
Ithaca, New York

Cornell University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architectural History Major ranking. Cornell is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Ithaca, New York. It awarded 1 masters’s architectural history degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Cornell Architectural History Report

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Roger Williams University
Bristol, Rhode Island

Roger Williams University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architectural History Major ranking. RWU is located in Bristol, Rhode Island and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s architectural history degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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 History at RWU

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