2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major
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Degrees Awarded
$32,135
Avg Salary
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Architecture (Other) is the 326th most popular major in the country with 202 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, architecture (other) graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $42,351 and had an average of $26,123 in loans still to pay off.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 122 architecture (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major” ranking looked at 15 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in architecture (other). The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their architecture (other) program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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The architecture school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major”.
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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major
The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree architecture students.
Top 15 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Architecture (Other)
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Hobart and William Smith Colleges landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Geneva, New York, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s architecture degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on Architecture (Other) at The Colleges
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana Tech University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major list. Louisiana Tech University is located in Ruston, Louisiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 bachelors’s architecture degrees to qualified students.
Full Louisiana Tech Architecture (Other) Report
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Mount Holyoke College landed the #3 spot on the list. Mt. Holyoke is a small private not-for-profit school situated in South Hadley, Massachusetts. It awarded 9 bachelors’s architecture degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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 undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Mount Holyoke College Architecture (Other) Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisiana at Lafayette. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major list. Located in Lafayette, Louisiana, this fairly large public school handed out 31 degrees to qualified bachelors’s architecture students in 2020-2021.
Full University of Louisiana at Lafayette Architecture (Other) Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Connecticut College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major list. This small school is located in New London, Connecticut, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s architecture degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Conn College Architecture (Other) Report
Birmingham Southern College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major ranking. Birmingham Southern College is located in Birmingham, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s architecture degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 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 4.4% 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%.
Read more about Architecture (Other) at Birmingham Southern College
University of Arizona came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major ranking. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s architecture degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read full report on Architecture (Other) at University of Arizona
University of Utah ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major list. U of U is a public institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Utah Architecture (Other) Report
With a ranking of #9, University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major list. UW Seattle is a large school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 0 bachelors’s architecture degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Architecture (Other) at University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major ranking. Located in Troy, New York, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s architecture students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Architecture (Other) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Andrews University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Berrien Springs, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s architecture students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Architecture (Other) at Andrews
With a ranking of #9, Carnegie Mellon University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major list. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s architecture students in 2020-2021.
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. 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 96%.
Read full report on Architecture (Other) at Carnegie Mellon
Northwestern University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major list. This large school is located in Evanston, Illinois, and it awarded 0 bachelors’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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 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.
Full Northwestern Architecture (Other) Report
Ball State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major ranking. Ball State is a public institution located in Muncie, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Ball State University Architecture (Other) Report
New Jersey Institute of Technology came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major ranking. New Jersey Institute of Technology is a public institution located in Newark, New Jersey. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, 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 89%.
Read more about Architecture (Other) at New Jersey Institute of Technology
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