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2022 Best Value Historic Preservation Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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 $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Historic Preservation Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in historic preservation. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great historic preservation programs and cost less that 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Historic Preservation Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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 $75-$110k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Historic Preservation (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Historic Preservation Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Gainesville, Florida, and it awarded 3 masters’s historic preservation degrees in 2019-2020.

UF also made our “Best Historic Preservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Historic Preservation at UF

#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 $75-$110k 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 handed out 11 diplomas to qualified masters’s historic preservation students in 2019-2020.

UGA also made our “Best Historic Preservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. 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 full report on Historic Preservation at University of Georgia

#3

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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kentucky landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Lexington, Kentucky, this large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified masters’s historic preservation students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree historic preservation students whose families make $75-$110k list, UK has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Historic Preservation 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.

Read full report on Historic Preservation at University of Kentucky

#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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Clemson University landed the #4 spot on the list. Clemson University is a public institution located in Clemson, South Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree historic preservation students whose families make $75-$110k list, Clemson has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Historic Preservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. 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 at Clemson University

#5

College of Charleston

Charleston, South Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Charleston. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Historic Preservation Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Charleston, South Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s historic preservation degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

C of C did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Historic Preservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at C of C are $36,592, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full College of Charleston Historic Preservation Report

#6

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana
#6 in overall quality

Tulane University of Louisiana ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Historic Preservation Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This fairly large school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 6 masters’s historic preservation degrees in 2019-2020.

Tulane also took the #6 spot in our “Best Historic Preservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tulane University of Louisiana are $61,176, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Historic Preservation at Tulane University of Louisiana

Savannah College of Art and Design landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Historic Preservation Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Savannah College of Art and Design is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Savannah, Georgia. It awarded 14 masters’s historic preservation degrees in 2019-2020.

SCAD also made our “Best Historic Preservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Savannah College of Art and Design are $38,975, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Historic Preservation at SCAD

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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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