2023 Best Value General Architecture Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best General Architecture Bachelor's Degree School for You
General Architecture is the #130 most popular major in the country with 4,982 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
The Best Value General Architecture Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 17 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for architecture students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best General Architecture Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Kennesaw State University the best value school in the Southeast Region for general architecture students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Kennesaw, KSU Georgia is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at KSU Georgia are $17,690 per year. Architecture majors at KSU Georgia take out an average of $37,645 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public school with a very large student population.
UNC Charlotte undergraduate students pay an average of $20,622 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 17 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
NC State undergraduate students pay an average of $29,916 in tuition and fees each year.
NC State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Mississippi State is a fairly large public school located in the town of Mississippi State.
Mississippi State undergraduate students pay an average of $24,900 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Georgia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Atlanta.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Georgia Tech are $33,964 a year.
Georgia Tech also made our Best General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #3.
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Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree general architecture programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee, Florida A&M University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Florida A&M University are $17,725 a year.
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Auburn University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general architecture students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Auburn is a very large public school located in the city of Auburn.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Auburn are $31,986 a year. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $1,089, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
Auburn also claimed a spot on our Best General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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Florida Atlantic University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at FAU are $17,324 a year. On average, architecture graduates from FAU take out $25,421 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UT Knoxville are $31,664 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UT Knoxville also did well on our Best General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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With a ranking of #10, University of Arkansas did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general architecture students working on their bachelor’s degree. UARK is a very large public school located in the city of Fayetteville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UARK are $26,390 a year.
UARK excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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Explore the best general architecture schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 90 |
| Virginia | 79 |
| North Carolina | 101 |
| Florida | 377 |
| Tennessee | 71 |
| Kentucky | 72 |
| South Carolina | 92 |
| Louisiana | 95 |
| Arkansas | 39 |
| Alabama | 69 |
| Mississippi | 63 |
| West Virginia | 2 |
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Majors Related to Architecture
One of 8 majors within the area of study, general architecture has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Architecture
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Architectural Sciences & Technology | 6,781 |
| Urban & Regional Planning | 2,419 |
| Landscape Architecture | 905 |
| Environmental Design | 741 |
| Interior Architecture | 728 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 17 schools only.
- 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 the rest 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).
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