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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 for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Architecture & Related Services is the 29th most popular major in the country with 17,325 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, architecture and related services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $49,602 and had an average of $25,146 in loans still to pay off.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 6,350 architecture and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major” ranking looked at 180 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in architecture and related services. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in architecture and related services.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree architecture & related services students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The School of Architecture. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major list. TSOA is a private not-for-profit institution located in Scottsdale, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full The School of Architecture Architecture & Related Services Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston Architectural College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major list. Boston Architectural College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 115 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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Out of the 180 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern California Institute of Architecture landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Los Angeles, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 87 diplomas to qualified masters’s architecture and related services students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Architecture & Related Services at SCI-Arc
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Newschool of Architecture and Design. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major list. Newschool of Architecture and Design is a private for-profit institution located in San Diego, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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.
Full Newschool of Architecture and Design Architecture & Related Services Report
Out of the 180 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Interior Designers Institute landed the #5 spot on the list. Interior Designers Institute is a small private for-profit school situated in Newport Beach, California. It awarded 6 masters’s architecture and related services degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #6, Rhode Island School of Design did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major list. Rhode Island School of Design is a small school located in Providence, Rhode Island that handed out 62 masters’s architecture and related services degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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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Pratt Institute - Main came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major ranking. Pratt Institute - Main is a medium-sized school located in Brooklyn, New York that handed out 130 masters’s architecture and related services 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. 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%.
Read full report on Architecture & Related Services at Pratt Institute
New York School of Interior Design landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major ranking. NYSID is located in New York, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 masters’s architecture and related services degrees to qualified 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%.
Full New York School of Interior Design Architecture & Related Services Report
Lawrence Technological University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Southfield, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 45 diplomas to qualified masters’s architecture and related services students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Architecture & Related Services at Lawrence Technological University
Cranbrook Academy of Art landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major ranking. Carnbrook Academy is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. It awarded 4 masters’s architecture and related services degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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%.
Full Carnbrook Academy Architecture & Related Services Report
California College of the Arts ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major list. Located in San Francisco, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 25 diplomas to qualified masters’s architecture and related services students in 2020-2021.
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. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Wentworth Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 56 diplomas to qualified masters’s architecture and related services students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%.
Full Wentworth Institute of Technology Architecture & Related Services Report
Roger Williams University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major list. Bristol, Rhode Island is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s architecture and related services degrees to 50 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Architecture & Related Services at RWU
Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major ranking. This small school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 9 masters’s architecture and related services degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Cooper Union Architecture & Related Services Report
Massachusetts Institute of Technology landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major ranking. Massachusetts Institute of Technology is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 130 masters’s architecture and related services degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Architecture & Related Services at MIT
Woodbury University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major ranking. Woodbury University is a small school located in Burbank, California that handed out 10 masters’s architecture and related services degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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With a ranking of #17, Judson University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major list. This small school is located in Elgin, Illinois, and it awarded 8 masters’s architecture and related services degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Architecture & Related Services at Judson
Catholic University of America landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major ranking. CUA is a medium-sized school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 39 masters’s architecture and related services degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%.
Full Catholic University of America Architecture & Related Services Report
With a ranking of #19, North Dakota State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major list. North Dakota State University is located in Fargo, North Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 73 masters’s architecture and related services degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full North Dakota State University - Main Campus Architecture & Related Services Report
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major list. CU Anschutz is a large public school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 120 masters’s architecture and related services degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Architecture & Related Services at CU Anschutz
The New School came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 53 masters’s architecture and related services degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Architecture & Related Services at The New School
Chatham University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major ranking. Chatham University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 15 masters’s architecture and related services degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Chatham University Architecture & Related Services Report
School of the Art Institute of Chicago came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major ranking. School of the Art Institute of Chicago is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 16 masters’s architecture and related services degrees in 2020-2021.
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 & Related Services at School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Princeton University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major ranking. Princeton is a medium-sized school located in Princeton, New Jersey that handed out 39 masters’s architecture and related services degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Art Center College of Design ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major list. Located in Pasadena, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s architecture and related services students in 2020-2021.
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. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Architecture & Related Services at Art Center College of Design
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