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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Historic Preservation in the Great Lakes Region

5 Ranked Colleges
17 Degrees Awarded
$33,929 Avg Salary
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Historic Preservation Major in the Great Lakes Region

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 for a Master’s Highly Focused on Historic Preservation Major in the Great Lakes 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 Great Lakes region, there were 41 historic preservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,929 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 17 historic preservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,892 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Historic Preservation Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Historic Preservation Major in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree historic preservation students.

Top 5 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Historic Preservation in the Great Lakes Region

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Ursuline College
Pepper Pike, Ohio

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ursuline College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Historic Preservation Major in the Great Lakes Region. Ursuline College is located in Pepper Pike, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s historic preservation degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default 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 Ursuline College Historic Preservation Report

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Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, Michigan

Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Historic Preservation Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Michigan University landed the #2 spot on the list. Eastern Michigan is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 masters’s historic preservation degrees to qualified students.

Full Eastern Michigan University Historic Preservation Report

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Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, Michigan

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Michigan University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Historic Preservation Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Central Michigan University is located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s historic preservation degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.

Read full report on Historic Preservation at Central Michigan

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Ball State University
Muncie, Indiana

Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Historic Preservation Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ball State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Ball State University is a large public school situated in Muncie, Indiana. It awarded 1 masters’s historic preservation 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 Historic Preservation at Ball State

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University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, Indiana

Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Historic Preservation Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Notre Dame landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Notre Dame, Indiana, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified masters’s historic preservation students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, 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.

Read full report on Historic Preservation at University of Notre Dame

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