by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools Highly Focused on Interiors Major in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Interior Architecture is the 257th most popular major in the country with 765 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , interior architecture graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $40,215 and had an average of $24,087 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 38 interior architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,204 and $23,338 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Interiors Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in interior architecture. That schools that top this list have a program in interior 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 Highly Focused on Interiors Major in the Southwest Region”.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Interiors Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #1 spot on the list. The University of Texas at San Antonio is a large school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 20 ’s interiors degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Interiors Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified ’s interiors students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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 freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Interiors Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #3 spot on the list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 14 ’s interiors degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Interiors Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 0 ’s interiors degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Interiors Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified ’s interiors students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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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