2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Architecture (Other) (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 233 people earned their degree in architecture (other), making the major the 306th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, architecture (other) graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $40,300 and had an average of $24,848 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 61 architecture (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,200 and $26,000 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 54 architecture (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in architecture (other). The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great architecture (other) programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the architecture (other) program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

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

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

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Architecture (Other) (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Louisiana Tech University

Ruston, Louisiana

#1 in overall quality

$9,834 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana Tech University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Ruston, Louisiana, this fairly large public school handed out 25 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s architecture students in 2019-2020.

Louisiana Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Architecture (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Louisiana Tech is $9,834 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Architecture students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Louisiana Tech Architecture (Other) Report

#2

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Lafayette, Louisiana

#2 in overall quality

$10,726 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisiana at Lafayette. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Lafayette, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s architecture degrees to 28 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UL Lafayette, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Architecture (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Louisiana at Lafayette is $10,726 for southeast region bachelor’s degree architecture students whose families make $30-$48k.

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• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Architecture (Other) (Income $30-$48k)

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Lorenzo Cafaro.

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