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2023 Best Value Interior Architecture Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

24 Colleges
$30,222 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$40,215 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Interior Architecture School for You

Interior Architecture is the #260 most popular major in the country with 728 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Interior Architecture Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 24 schools in the United States to see which programs offered the best value experiences for interiors students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Top 10 Best Interior Architecture Schools

$19,319 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named California State Polytechnic University - Pomona the best value school in the United States for interior architecture students. Cal Poly Pomona is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Pomona.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cal Poly Pomona are $19,319 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Interior Architecture Schools list. UNL is a very large public school located in the large city of Lincoln.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNL are $26,720 a year. Interiors majors at UNL take out an average of $26,963 in student loans while working on their egree.

UNL also claimed a spot on our Best Interior Architecture Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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#3

Mississippi State University

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

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Mississippi State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Interior Architecture Schools list. Mississippi State is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Mississippi State.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mississippi State are $24,900 per year.

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#4

University of Houston

Houston, TX
$21,891 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Houston helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best interior architecture schools in the United States. UH is a fairly large public school located in the city of Houston.

UH undergraduate students pay an average of $21,891 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Marywood University

Scranton, PA
$37,284 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marywood University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Interior Architecture Schools list. Located in the city of Scranton, Marywood is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Marywood undergraduate students pay an average of $37,284 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that interiors majors at Marywood take out is $27,000.

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$22,144 Average Tuition & Fees

Boston Architectural College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Interior Architecture Schools ranking. Boston Architectural College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

Boston Architectural College undergraduate students pay an average of $22,144 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Drexel University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for interior architecture students. It came in at #7 on the list. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Drexel are $57,136 a year.

Drexel excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Interior Architecture Schools list.

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#8

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Interior Architecture Schools list. Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at K -State are $26,491 a year.

K -State also claimed a spot on our Best Interior Architecture Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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#9

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Auburn University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for interior architecture students. It came in at #9 on the 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.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Auburn also is in the top 10% of our Best Interior Architecture Schools ranking.

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$16,806 Average Tuition & Fees

Louisiana Tech University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Interior Architecture Schools ranking. Located in the distant town of Ruston, Louisiana Tech is a public college with a 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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Interior Architecture by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Interior Architecture is one of 8 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Architectural Sciences & Technology 6,781
General Architecture 4,982
Urban & Regional Planning 2,419
Landscape Architecture 905
Environmental Design 741

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 24 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 Luis NГєГ±ez.

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