by our College Data Analytics Team
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 Highly Focused on Historic Preservation Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Historic Preservation is the 296th most popular major in the country with 416 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 Great Lakes region, there were 41 historic preservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,929 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Historic Preservation Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in historic preservation. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in historic preservation.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
The historic preservation 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 Highly Focused on Historic Preservation Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.
The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region historic preservation students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Belmont College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Historic Preservation Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Belmont College is located in Saint Clairsville, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 ’s historic preservation degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Historic Preservation Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ursuline College landed the #2 spot on the list. Ursuline College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Pepper Pike, Ohio. It awarded 3 ’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%. 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 full report on Historic Preservation at Ursuline College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Michigan University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Historic Preservation Major in the Great Lakes Region. Eastern Michigan University is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 ’s historic preservation degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Historic Preservation at Eastern Michigan
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Historic Preservation Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Michigan University landed the #4 spot on the list. Central Michigan is located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 ’s historic preservation degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Historic Preservation at Central Michigan University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ball State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Historic Preservation Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Muncie, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s historic preservation degrees to 3 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 Historic Preservation at Ball State University
University of Notre Dame landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Historic Preservation Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Notre Dame, Indiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s historic preservation degrees to 0 students 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. 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 97%.
Read more about Historic Preservation at University of Notre Dame
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