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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

24 Colleges
$31,165 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$44,169 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 Value Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 24 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for architecture and related services 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.

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

Our analysis found Kennesaw State University to be the best value school for architecture and related services students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the suburb of Kennesaw, KSU Georgia is a public college 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.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Charlotte helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value architecture and related services schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the large city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNC Charlotte are $20,622 a year.

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Out of the 24 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, NC State also is in the top 10% of our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

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#4

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

Out of the 24 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 fairly large public school located in the town of Mississippi State.

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

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#5

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Virginia Tech are $33,857 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Virginia Tech also did well on our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for architecture and related services students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Georgia Tech is a fairly 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.

Georgia Tech not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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Louisiana Tech University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree architecture and related services programs. Located in the town of Ruston, Louisiana Tech is a public school 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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Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Tallahassee, Florida A&M University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Florida A&M University are $17,725 per year.

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#9

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

Florida Atlantic University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the small city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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#10

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

With a ranking of #10, Auburn University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for architecture and related services students working on their bachelor’s degree. 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 Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

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Explore the best architecture and related services colleges 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 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 Lorenzo Cafaro.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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