by our College Data Analytics Team
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In 2021-2022, 4,650 people earned their degree in architecture, making the major the 147th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 927 architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 162 architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,462 and $43,311 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on architecture Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 19 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in architecture. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their architecture program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree architecture students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hampton University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on architecture Major in the Southeast Region list. Hampton University is a small school located in Hampton, Virginia that handed out 7 masters’s architecture degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on architecture Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Tallahassee, Florida, this medium-sized public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s architecture students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana Tech University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on architecture Major in the Southeast Region list. Ruston, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s architecture degrees to 14 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on architecture Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisiana at Lafayette landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Lafayette, Louisiana, this fairly large public school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified masters’s architecture students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on architecture Major in the Southeast Region. University of Florida is a public institution located in Gainesville, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 67 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on architecture Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of South Florida - Main Campus is a public institution located in Tampa, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 24 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on architecture Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Knoxville, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s architecture degrees to 19 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%.
Fairmont State University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on architecture Major in the Southeast Region list. Fairmont, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s architecture degrees to 3 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on architecture Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. Louisiana State University is a large school located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana that handed out 40 masters’s architecture degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Auburn University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on architecture Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Auburn, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s architecture degrees to 62 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #11, Florida International University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on architecture Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Miami, Florida, and it awarded 3 masters’s architecture degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Arkansas came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on architecture Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Arkansas is a public institution located in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Virginia Tech did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on architecture Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #13. Virginia Tech is a large school located in Blacksburg, Virginia that handed out 7 masters’s architecture degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%.
Kennesaw State University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on architecture Major in the Southeast Region list. KSU Georgia is a large public school situated in Kennesaw, Georgia. It awarded 48 masters’s architecture degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #13, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on architecture Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified masters’s architecture students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #13, Clemson University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on architecture Major in the Southeast Region list. Clemson is a large school located in Clemson, South Carolina that handed out 96 masters’s architecture degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Tulane University of Louisiana landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on architecture Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Tulane University of Louisiana is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Kentucky ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on architecture Major in the Southeast Region list. Lexington, Kentucky is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s architecture degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Mississippi State University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on architecture Major in the Southeast Region list. Mississippi State University is a large public school situated in Mississippi State, Mississippi. It awarded 26 masters’s architecture degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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