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2023 Best Value General Architecture Schools in the Southeast Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

23 Colleges
$29,702 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,525 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Architecture 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value General Architecture Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 23 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value 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 Schools in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for architecture majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best General Architecture Schools

Our analysis found Kennesaw State University to be the best value school for general architecture students who want to pursue a degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the suburb of Kennesaw, KSU Georgia is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at KSU Georgia are $17,690 a year. Architecture majors at KSU Georgia take out an average of $37,950 in student loans while working on their egree.

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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. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNC Charlotte are $20,622 per year. Architecture majors at UNC Charlotte take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

UNC Charlotte also claimed a spot on our Best General Architecture Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means North Carolina State University is a great value for general architecture students. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NC State are $29,916 per year. While working on their degree, architecture majors at NC State accumulate an average of around $24,250 in student debt.

NC State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best General Architecture Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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#4

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Virginia Tech is a great value for general architecture students. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

Virginia Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $33,857 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, architecture graduates from Virginia Tech carry an average student debtload of $31,000. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $799.

In addition to its great value ranking, Virginia Tech is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best General Architecture Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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$16,806 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 23 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana Tech University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Ruston, Louisiana Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Louisiana Tech are $16,806 a year.

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#6

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS
$24,900 Average Tuition & Fees

Mississippi State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Architecture Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Mississippi State is a fairly large public school located in the town of Mississippi State.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Mississippi State are $24,900 a year. While working on their degree, architecture majors at Mississippi State accumulate an average of around $31,000 in student debt.

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With a ranking of #7, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general architecture students. Georgia Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.

Georgia Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $33,964 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, architecture majors at Georgia Tech accumulate an average of around $30,750 in student debt.

Georgia Tech did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best General Architecture Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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#8

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Auburn University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value General Architecture Schools in the Southeast Region list. Auburn is a fairly 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. Architecture majors at Auburn take out an average of $29,750 in student loans while working on their egree. 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 Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#9

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL
$17,324 Average Tuition & Fees

Florida Atlantic University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value General Architecture Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public college with a very large student population.

FAU undergraduate students pay an average of $17,324 in tuition and fees each year. Architecture majors at FAU take out an average of $26,109 in student loans while working on their egree.

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University of South Florida - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value General Architecture Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public school with a fairly large student population.

USF Tampa undergraduate students pay an average of $17,324 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, USF Tampa also is in the top 20% of our Best General Architecture Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

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Best General Architecture Colleges by State

Explore the best general architecture colleges 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 23 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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