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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Historic Preservation & Conservation in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

7 Ranked Colleges
54 Degrees Awarded
$35,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Historic Preservation and Conservation Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Historic Preservation and Conservation Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 336 people earned their degree in historic preservation and conservation, making the major the 710th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 166 historic preservation and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 54 historic preservation and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Historic Preservation and Conservation Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in historic preservation and conservation. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great historic preservation and conservation programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the historic preservation and conservation program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Historic Preservation and Conservation Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Historic Preservation and Conservation Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Historic Preservation & Conservation in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Historic Preservation and Conservation Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. UF is a large school located in Gainesville, Florida that handed out 3 masters’s historic preservation and conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

UF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Historic Preservation & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Florida are $30,130, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Florida Historic Preservation & Conservation Report

#2

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Historic Preservation and Conservation Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Athens, Georgia, this large public school awarded 11 degrees to qualified masters’s historic preservation and conservation students in 2019-2020.

UGA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Historic Preservation & Conservation 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 Georgia are $27,476.

Read more about Historic Preservation & Conservation at University of Georgia

#3

College of Charleston

Charleston, South Carolina
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Historic Preservation and Conservation Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Charleston landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Charleston, South Carolina, and it awarded 6 masters’s historic preservation and conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree historic preservation and conservation students with aid list, C of C has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Historic Preservation & Conservation 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 C of C are $36,592.

Read full report on Historic Preservation & Conservation at C of C

#4

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kentucky. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Historic Preservation and Conservation Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Lexington, Kentucky is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s historic preservation and conservation degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

UK also took the #7 spot in our “Best Historic Preservation & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kentucky are $33,216, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Kentucky Historic Preservation & Conservation Report

#5

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clemson University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Historic Preservation and Conservation Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. Clemson is a large school located in Clemson, South Carolina that handed out 6 masters’s historic preservation and conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

Clemson did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Historic Preservation & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson University are $23,246, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Historic Preservation & Conservation at Clemson

#2 in overall quality

Savannah College of Art and Design came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Historic Preservation and Conservation Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Savannah, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s historic preservation and conservation degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

SCAD also made our “Best Historic Preservation & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at SCAD are $38,975, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Savannah College of Art and Design Historic Preservation & Conservation Report

#7

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana
#6 in overall quality

Tulane University of Louisiana landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Historic Preservation and Conservation Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid 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 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Tulane not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Historic Preservation & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tulane are $61,176, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Historic Preservation & Conservation at Tulane

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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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