by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Historic Preservation Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 416 people earned their degree in historic preservation, making the major the 296th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, historic preservation graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $37,439 and had an average of $22,124 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 29 historic preservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Historic Preservation Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in historic preservation. That schools that top this list have a program in historic preservation 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 Historic Preservation Major in the Far Western US Region”.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Historic Preservation Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Clatsop Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Astoria, Oregon, and it awarded 2 ’s historic preservation degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Historic Preservation Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Sonoma State University landed the #2 spot on the list. SSU is a medium-sized school located in Rohnert Park, California that handed out 5 ’s historic preservation degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Historic Preservation Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - San Bernardino landed the #3 spot on the list. California State University - San Bernardino is a fairly large school located in San Bernardino, California that handed out 3 ’s historic preservation degrees in 2020-2021.
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 4.0% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oregon. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Historic Preservation Major in the Far Western US Region list. UO is a large public school situated in Eugene, Oregon. It awarded 3 ’s historic preservation 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%.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Historic Preservation Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 9 degrees to qualified ’s historic preservation students in 2020-2021.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 Historic Preservation at University of Southern California
With a ranking of #6, California State University - Northridge did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Historic Preservation Major in the Far Western US Region list. California State University - Northridge is a large school located in Northridge, California that handed out 2 ’s historic preservation degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Hawaii at Hilo landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Historic Preservation Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This small school is located in Hilo, Hawaii, and it awarded 0 ’s historic preservation degrees in 2020-2021.
Central Washington University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Historic Preservation Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. CWU is a fairly large school located in Ellensburg, Washington that handed out 0 ’s historic preservation degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Central Washington University Historic Preservation Report
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