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2022 Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

11 Ranked Colleges
297 Degrees Awarded
$25,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

General Architecture is the 111th most popular major in the country with 5,051 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general architecture graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $46,998 and had an average of $41,356 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 1,129 general architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,924 and $36,477 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 297 general architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general architecture. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general architecture programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general architecture program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree architecture students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 11 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Architecture (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Florida is a large school located in Gainesville, Florida that handed out 60 masters’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

UF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130.

Read full report on General Architecture at University of Florida

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Tampa, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s architecture degrees to 34 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USF Tampa, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Florida - Main Campus are $21,126, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full USF Tampa General Architecture Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida International University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Miami, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s architecture degrees to 110 students in 2019-2020.

FIU also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida International University are $24,211, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full FIU General Architecture Report

#4

Louisiana Tech University

Ruston, Louisiana

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana Tech University landed the #4 spot on the list. Louisiana Tech University is a public institution located in Ruston, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 19 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Louisiana Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana Tech are $12,690, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Louisiana Tech General Architecture Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a public institution located in Knoxville, Tennessee. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Knoxville did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Knoxville are $31,798.

Read full report on General Architecture at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University is a medium-sized school located in Tallahassee, Florida that handed out 11 masters’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

Florida A&M University also made our “Best General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University are $24,669, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University General Architecture Report

#4 in overall quality

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Louisiana State University is a public institution located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Louisiana State University also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University are $29,970.

Full Louisiana State University General Architecture Report

#8

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky

University of Kentucky did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #8. UK is a public institution located in Lexington, Kentucky. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UK also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UK are $33,216, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Kentucky General Architecture Report

University of Louisiana at Lafayette came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. University of Louisiana at Lafayette is a fairly large public school situated in Lafayette, Louisiana. It awarded 10 masters’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

UL Lafayette did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Louisiana at Lafayette are $23,865.

Read more about General Architecture at UL Lafayette

#10

Hampton University

Hampton, Virginia

Hampton University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This small school is located in Hampton, Virginia, and it awarded 16 masters’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree architecture students whose families make $30-$48k list, Hampton has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hampton are $13,134, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Architecture at Hampton

#11

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama

With a ranking of #11, Auburn University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Auburn University is located in Auburn, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s architecture degrees to qualified students.

Auburn did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Auburn University are $31,956, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Architecture at Auburn

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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