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. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Architectural History Major in the Southwest Region” ranking.
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 “Most Well Attended Architectural History Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in architectural history. To top this list, a school must have a successful architectural history program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region architectural history students.
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Architectural History Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central New Mexico Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. CNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 ’s architectural history degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rice University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Architectural History Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Houston, Texas, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified ’s architectural history students in 2020-2021.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Architectural History Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 1 ’s architectural history degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Architectural History Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Houston is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
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