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2023 Best Architecture/Urban Planning Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

9 Colleges
$57,241 Avg Salary

Architecture & Related Services is the #29 most popular major in the country with 17,325 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 can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Architecture/Urban Planning Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

View our full ranking methodology.

Check out the architecture and related services doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Southeast Region Schools for a Doctorate in Architecture/Urban Planning

Our analysis found North Carolina State University to be the best school for architecture and related services students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Architecture/Urban Planning Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.

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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 #3 on this year’s Best Architecture/Urban Planning Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Georgia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Virginia - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best architecture and related services schools in the Southeast Region . University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.

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#5

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Clemson University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best architecture and related services schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

University of Georgia ranked #6 on this year’s Best Architecture/Urban Planning Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UGA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Athens.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Architecture/Urban Planning Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public school with a very large student population.

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#8

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree architecture and related services programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Florida State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Architecture/Urban Planning Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Florida State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tallahassee.

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State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 301
West Virginia 6
South Carolina 199
Florida 883
Virginia 406
Arkansas 49
Mississippi 128
Louisiana 299
Alabama 196
Kentucky 108
Georgia 386
Tennessee 127

Major Annual Graduates
Architectural Sciences & Technology 6,781
General Architecture 4,982
Urban & Regional Planning 2,419
Landscape Architecture 905
Environmental Design 741
Interior Architecture 728
Real Estate Development 420
Architecture (Other) 202
Architectural History 147

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 254,454
Engineering 198,468
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Engineering Technologies 85,188
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Lorenzo Cafaro.

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