by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Architecture Major in California” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 4,982 people earned their degree in general architecture, making the major the 127th most popular in the United States. 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 California, there were 335 general architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,889 and $30,859 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 27 general architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,974 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in California” ranking, we looked at 7 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in California” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in California”.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California Baptist University landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Riverside, California, and it awarded 12 masters’s architecture degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State Polytechnic University - Pomona. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in California. Located in Pomona, California, this large public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s architecture students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the #3 spot on the list. Berkeley, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s architecture degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the #4 spot on the list. San Luis Obispo, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s architecture degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, 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 94%.
Read more about General Architecture at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Los Angeles. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in California. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s architecture degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Southern California did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in California ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 11 degrees to qualified masters’s architecture students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Read more about General Architecture at University of Southern California
Woodbury University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in California ranking. Burbank, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s architecture degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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