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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major

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23 Degrees Awarded
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Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Architecture Major

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In 2020-2021, 202 people earned their degree in architecture (other), making the major the 326th most popular in the United States. 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 23 architecture (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in architecture (other). That schools that top this list have a program in architecture (other) in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree architecture students.

Top 9 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Architecture (Other)

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Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Troy, New York, and it awarded 3 masters’s architecture degrees 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Architecture (Other) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major list. Kansas State University is located in Manhattan, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s architecture degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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 87%.

Full K -State Architecture (Other) Report

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Ball State University
Muncie, Indiana

Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Ball State University landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Muncie, Indiana, and it awarded 5 masters’s architecture 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%.

Read full report on Architecture (Other) at Ball State University

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University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major list. USC is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 6 masters’s architecture degrees in 2020-2021.

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. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Architecture (Other) at USC

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New York University
New York, New York

Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the #5 spot on the list. NYU is a large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 3 masters’s architecture degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about Architecture (Other) at New York University

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Cornell University
Ithaca, New York

Cornell University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major list. Cornell University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ithaca, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees 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. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Architecture (Other) at Cornell

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major ranking, coming in at #6. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s architecture degrees to qualified students.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Washington - Seattle Campus Architecture (Other) Report

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Tulane University of Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana

Tulane University of Louisiana did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major ranking, coming in at #6. Tulane University of Louisiana is a fairly large school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 0 masters’s architecture degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about Architecture (Other) at Tulane University of Louisiana

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Suffolk University
Boston, Massachusetts

Suffolk University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major ranking. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified masters’s architecture students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Architecture (Other) at Suffolk

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