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2023 Best Value General Architecture Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

17 Colleges
$30,432 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$44,779 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Check out the architecture bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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 suburb of Kennesaw, KSU Georgia is a public school 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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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a great value for general architecture students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UNC Charlotte undergraduate students pay an average of $20,622 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NC State are $29,916 a 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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#4

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

Out of the 17 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Mississippi State is a very 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 join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Georgia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Atlanta.

Georgia Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $33,964 in tuition and fees each year.

Georgia Tech did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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Florida Agricultural and Mechanical 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 #6 on the list. Located in the city of Tallahassee, Florida A&M University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Florida A&M University undergraduate students pay an average of $17,725 in tuition and fees each year.

Full General Architecture at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Report

#7

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

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 small city of Auburn.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Auburn are $31,986 per year. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $1,089, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Auburn also did well on our Best General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#8

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

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.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FAU are $17,324 per 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 landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree general architecture programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public college 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.

In addition to its great value ranking, UT Knoxville is 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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#10

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

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 fairly large public school located in the small 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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Best General Architecture Colleges by State

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

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Danichou.

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