by our College Data Analytics Team
Students 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 “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
General Architecture is the 127th most popular major in the country with 4,982 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, general architecture graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $49,005 and had an average of $26,624 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 596 general architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,031 and $27,018 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 33 general architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,423 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in general architecture. That schools that top this list have a program in general architecture in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Far Western US Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hawaii at Manoa. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Far Western US Region list. This fairly large school is located in Honolulu, Hawaii, and it awarded 16 doctorate’s architecture degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the #2 spot on the list. UC Berkeley is a public institution located in Berkeley, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, 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 96%.
Read full report on General Architecture at University of California - Berkeley
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Oregon. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Far Western US Region. UO is a large school located in Eugene, Oregon that handed out 3 doctorate’s architecture degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Far Western US Region list. UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s architecture degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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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