2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Housing Major
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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 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 Housing Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Housing is the 316th most popular major in the country with 302 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, housing graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $45,369 and had an average of $23,582 in loans still to pay off.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 153 housing graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Housing Major” ranking, we looked at 20 colleges that offer a degree in housing. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their housing program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Housing Major
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Housing Major”.
Top 20 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Housing
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bob Jones University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Housing Major list. Located in Greenville, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s housing students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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 Housing at Bob Jones University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri State University - Springfield. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Housing Major list. Missouri State is a large school located in Springfield, Missouri that handed out 28 bachelors’s housing degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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 Missouri State Housing Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York City College of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Housing Major list. Brooklyn, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s housing degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Housing at New York City College of Technology
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Adrian College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Housing Major list. Adrian is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Adrian, Michigan. It awarded 2 bachelors’s housing degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Housing at Adrian College
Out of the 20 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Housing Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #5 spot on the list. Mizzou is a large school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 37 bachelors’s housing degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Housing at Mizzou
University of Georgia landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Housing Major ranking. University of Georgia is a large school located in Athens, Georgia that handed out 34 bachelors’s housing degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Housing at UGA
Brigham Young University - Provo did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Housing Major ranking, coming in at #7. BYU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Provo, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.
Read full report on Housing at Brigham Young University - Provo
University of Akron Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Housing Major list. This fairly large school is located in Akron, Ohio, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s housing degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Housing at University of Akron Main Campus
Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Housing Major ranking. Located in Athens, Ohio, this large public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s housing students in 2020-2021.
Full Ohio University - Athens Campus Housing Report
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Housing Major list. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s housing degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
Full UMN Twin Cities Housing Report
Ohio University - Zanesville Campus ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Housing Major list. Ohio University - Zanesville Campus is a public institution located in Zanesville, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Housing at Ohio University - Zanesville Campus
Ohio University - Chillicothe Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Housing Major ranking, coming in at #11. Ohio University - Chillicothe Campus is a small public school situated in Chillicothe, Ohio. It awarded 0 bachelors’s housing degrees in 2020-2021.
Full OHIO Chillicothe Housing Report
University of Maryland - College Park landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Housing Major ranking. Located in College Park, Maryland, this large public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s housing students in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
Full University of Maryland - College Park Housing Report
Carson - Newman University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Housing Major ranking. Carson - Newman is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Jefferson City, Tennessee. It awarded 0 bachelors’s housing degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Housing at Carson - Newman
Western Kentucky University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Housing Major list. WKU is a fairly large school located in Bowling Green, Kentucky that handed out 0 bachelors’s housing degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Housing at WKU
With a ranking of #11, Ohio University - Southern Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Housing Major list. This small school is located in Ironton, Ohio, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s housing degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Housing at OHIO Southern
Ohio University - Eastern Campus ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Housing Major list. OHIO Eastern is located in Saint Clairsville, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s housing degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Housing at OHIO Eastern
Harding University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Housing Major list. Harding is located in Searcy, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s housing degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Harding University Housing Report
University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Housing Major ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, this large public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s housing students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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.
Read more about Housing at University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Ohio University - Lancaster Campus ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Housing Major list. OHIO Lancaster is a small public school situated in Lancaster, Ohio. It awarded 0 bachelors’s housing degrees in 2020-2021.
Full OHIO Lancaster Housing Report
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