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

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

28 Colleges
$54,907 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Architecture/Urban Planning Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 28 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best master'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.

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The colleges and universities below are the best for architecture and related services majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our analysis found Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus to be the best school for architecture and related services students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southeast Region . Georgia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Atlanta.

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#2

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

Out of the 28 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Miami landed the # 2 spot on the list. U Miami is a large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Coral Gables.

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#3

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Virginia Tech is a great place for architecture and related services students working on their master’s degree. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

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#4

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Out of the 28 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Auburn is a very large public school located in the small city of Auburn.

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#5

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend West Virginia University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Architecture/Urban Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. WVU is a very large public school located in the city of Morgantown.

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North Carolina State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree architecture and related services programs. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for architecture and related services students working on their master’s degree. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.

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#8

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

With a ranking of #8, Mississippi State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for architecture and related services students working on their master’s degree. Mississippi State is a very large public school located in the remote town of Mississippi State.

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#9

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

University of Georgia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for architecture and related services students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. UGA is a very large public school located in the city of Athens.

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree architecture and related services programs. Located in the city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public college with a very large student population.

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Explore the best architecture and related services schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

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 25 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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