by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in Texas” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 Texas, there were 822 general architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,971 and $24,373 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 142 general architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,376 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in Texas” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in Texas” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in Texas”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Prairie View A & M University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in Texas list. Located in Prairie View, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 17 degrees to qualified masters’s architecture students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in Texas. Texas Tech University is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 38 masters’s architecture degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national 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 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #3 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 52 masters’s architecture degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.
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Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school awarded 35 degrees to qualified masters’s architecture students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about General Architecture at Texas A&M University - College Station
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Arlington. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in Texas list. Arlington, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s architecture degrees to 80 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full The University of Texas at Arlington General Architecture Report
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Rice University landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 18 masters’s architecture degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.2% 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 undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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