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2021 Best General Architecture Colleges for Non-Traditional Students

49 Colleges
3,774 Bachelor's Degrees
$37,817 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best General Architecture Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best General Architecture Colleges for Non-Traditional StudentsIn <nil>, 3,774 people earned their bachelor's in general architecture, making the major the #93 most popular in the United States.

This year's Best General Architecture Colleges for Non-Traditional Students ranking analyzed 49 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in architecture. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general architecture programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general architecture program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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2021 Best General Architecture Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best General Architecture Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.

Top 10 Best General Architecture Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech tops the 2021 list of our schools in the United States that are best for non-traditional general architecture students. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Virginia Tech, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for General Architecture ranking.

The student loan default rate at Virginia Tech is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 19,796 students at Virginia Tech that take at least one class online. 2,831 students are part time.

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The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Wentworth Institute of Technology. Located in the city of Boston, WIT is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. WIT excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Colleges for General Architecture list.

About 0.9% of WIT students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 737 students at WIT that take at least one class online. 384 of WIT students are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize Illinois Institute of Technology as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Illinois Tech, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for General Architecture ranking.

The student loan default rate at Illinois Tech is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 1,752 students take at least one class online at Illinois Tech. There are roughly 1,354 part time students in attendance at Illinois Tech.

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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Florida. UF is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UF has also earned the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for General Architecture ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 22,865 students take at least one class online at UF. 11,205 of UF students are attending part time.

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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to California State Polytechnic University - Pomona. Located in the suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The student loan default rate at Cal Poly Pomona is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. Approximately 20,284 students take at least one class online at Cal Poly Pomona. 5,151 of Cal Poly Pomona students are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo has also earned the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for General Architecture ranking.

About 0.8% of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 15,682 students at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo that take at least one class online. 1,455 of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo students are attending part time.

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University of California - Berkeley earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UC Berkeley has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for General Architecture ranking.

About 0.5% of UC Berkeley students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 26,398 students take at least one class online at UC Berkeley. There are roughly 4,099 part time students in attendance at UC Berkeley.

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Our rankings recognize Texas A&M University - College Station as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, Texas A&M College Station also did well on our Best Colleges for General Architecture list. It's in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.

About 0.6% of Texas A&M College Station students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 24,343 students take at least one class online at Texas A&M College Station. 9,943 students are part time.

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University of Virginia - Main Campus earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, University of Virginia has also earned the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for General Architecture ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. There are approximately 4,175 students at University of Virginia that take at least one class online. About 2,758 of the students at University of Virginia are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize The University of Texas at Austin as the #10 school in this year's rankings. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin. UT Austin not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for General Architecture list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 23,198 students at UT Austin that take at least one class online. 3,479 of UT Austin students are attending part time.

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General Architecture by Region

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*Avg Cost is for the top 25 schools only.

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