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2023 Most Popular Housing Schools

38 Colleges
$45,369 Avg Salary
$23,582 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Housing School for You

In 2020-2021, 302 people earned a degree or certificate in housing, making the major the #316 most popular in the United States.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Housing Schools ranking. This report analyzed 38 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Housing program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for housing majors pursuing a .

#1

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

Our analysis found University of Georgia to be the most popular school for housing students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. UGA is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Athens.

After completing their degree, housing graduates from UGA carry an average student debt load of $18,250.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Lindsey Hopkins Technical College is a great place for housing students. Located in the city of Miami, Lindsey Hopkins Technical College is a public school with a fairly small student population.

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#3

Lake Land College

Mattoon, IL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Lake Land College is a great place for housing students. Located in the distant town of Mattoon, Lake Land College is a public school with a small student population.

While working on their degree, housing majors at Lake Land College accumulate an average of around $5,748 in student debt.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Housing Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a very large student population.

On average, housing graduates from Mizzou take out $23,750 in student loans while working on their degree.

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The excellent programs at Missouri State University - Springfield helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best housing schools in the United States. Located in the city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public college with a very large student population.

After completing their degree, housing graduates from Missouri State carry an average student debt load of $26,705.

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New York City College of Technology came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Housing Schools ranking. Located in the city of Brooklyn, City Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Brigham Young University - Provo did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for housing students. Located in the midsize city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

With a ranking of #8, Texas Tech University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for housing students. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

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Ohio University - Athens Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Housing Schools list. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public school with a very large student population.

On average, housing graduates from OHIO Athens take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#10

Bob Jones University

Greenville, SC

Bob Jones University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Housing Schools list. Located in the small city of Greenville, Bob Jones University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 7 majors within the area of study, housing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Housing

Related Major Annual Graduates
Human Development & Family Studies 42,112
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 4,858
Textile & Apparel Studies 3,313
General Family & Consumer Sciences 2,906
Family & Consumer Economics 1,454

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 38 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Orygun.

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