by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools Highly Focused on Architectural History Major in the Southwest Region” 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.
Across the Southwest region, there were 20 architectural history graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Architectural History Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 4 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.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools Highly Focused on Architectural History Major in the Southwest Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Architectural History Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central New Mexico Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Architectural History Major in the Southwest Region list. CNM is a fairly large school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 8 ’s architectural history degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rice University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Architectural History Major in the Southwest Region. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s architectural history degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Architectural History Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 1 ’s architectural history degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Architectural History Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #4 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 1 ’s architectural history degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, 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%.
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