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2023 Most Popular Housing Schools

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

Finding the Best Housing School for You

In 2020-2021, 54 people earned a degree or certificate in housing, making the major the #280 most popular in the United States.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Housing Schools ranking. This report analyzed 11 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 2023 rankings named University of Georgia the most popular school in the United States for housing students. Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Housing Schools list. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

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The excellent programs at University of Washington - Seattle Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best housing schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - Columbia is a great place for housing students. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbia.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a great place for housing students. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population.

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The excellent programs at Southern Methodist University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best housing schools in the United States. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Dallas.

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#5

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means San Diego State University is a great place for housing students. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Temple University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Housing Schools list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a very large student population.

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#5

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

The excellent programs at Cornell University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best housing schools in the United States. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

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Out of the 11 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Louisiana State University is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge.

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Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
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Housing is one of 7 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Housing

Related Major Annual Graduates
Human Development & Family Studies 1,589
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 1,214
General Family & Consumer Sciences 368
Family & Consumer Economics 251
Textile & Apparel Studies 150

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 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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