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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Historic Preservation (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

7 Ranked Colleges
54 Degrees Awarded
$35,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Historic Preservation Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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Historic Preservation is the 294th most popular major in the country with 416 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, historic preservation graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $30,775 and had an average of $36,085 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 166 historic preservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,775 and $33,438 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 54 historic preservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Historic Preservation Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in historic preservation. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality historic preservation 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 historic preservation 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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Best Value Historic Preservation Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Historic Preservation Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Historic Preservation (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#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 Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. UF is located in Gainesville, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s historic preservation degrees to qualified students.

UF also made our “Best Historic Preservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Florida are $30,130.

Read more about Historic Preservation at University of Florida

#2

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Historic Preservation Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Athens, Georgia, and it awarded 11 masters’s historic preservation degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UGA, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Historic Preservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Georgia are $27,476, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Historic Preservation at University of Georgia

#3

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tulane University of Louisiana. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Historic Preservation Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tulane, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Historic Preservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tulane are $61,176, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Historic Preservation at Tulane

#4

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Historic Preservation Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Clemson University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Clemson, South Carolina, this large public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s historic preservation students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Clemson, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Historic Preservation 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 Clemson are $23,246.

Read full report on Historic Preservation at Clemson

#5

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Historic Preservation Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kentucky landed the #5 spot on the list. UK is a large school located in Lexington, Kentucky that handed out 3 masters’s historic preservation degrees in 2019-2020.

UK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Historic Preservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UK are $33,216, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Kentucky Historic Preservation Report

#6

College of Charleston

Charleston, South Carolina

With a ranking of #6, College of Charleston did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Historic Preservation Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. College of Charleston is located in Charleston, South Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s historic preservation degrees to qualified students.

C of C not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Historic Preservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at College of Charleston are $36,592, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full College of Charleston Historic Preservation Report

Savannah College of Art and Design did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Historic Preservation Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #7. Savannah College of Art and Design is a fairly large school located in Savannah, Georgia that handed out 14 masters’s historic preservation degrees in 2019-2020.

SCAD also took the #2 spot in our “Best Historic Preservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. 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 Report

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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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