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2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region

5 Ranked Colleges
12 Degrees Awarded
$53,823 Avg Salary
Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 684 general architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,230 and $28,299 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 12 general architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $77,076 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 5 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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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region doctor’s degree architecture students.

Top 5 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Architecture in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Princeton University
Princeton, New Jersey

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Princeton University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Princeton, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s architecture degrees to 2 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on General Architecture at Princeton University

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the #2 spot on the list. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s architecture degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%.

Full UPenn General Architecture Report

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Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Carnegie Mellon University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s architecture degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.

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 0.7% 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%. 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.

Read full report on General Architecture at Carnegie Mellon University

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Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #4 spot on the list. Columbia University in the City of New York is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Columbia University in the City of New York General Architecture Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. RPI is a private not-for-profit institution located in Troy, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 60 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full RPI General Architecture Report

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