2023 Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Architecture & Related Services Doctor's Degree School for You
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 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 value doctor'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.
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2023 Best Value Architecture & Related Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Check out the architecture and related services doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Architecture/Urban Planning
Our 2023 rankings named North Carolina State University the best value school in the Southeast Region for architecture and related services students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
NC State graduate students pay an average of $29,690 in tuition and fees each year.
NC State also claimed a spot on our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clemson University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Clemson are $23,246 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Clemson also is in the top 20% of our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Virginia Tech helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value architecture and related services schools in the Southeast Region . Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Virginia Tech are $31,443 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Virginia Tech also did well on our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Doctor’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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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is a great value for architecture and related services students working on their doctor’s degree. Georgia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Atlanta.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Georgia Tech are $31,334 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Georgia Tech is ranked #4 for overall quality for architecture and related services in the Southeast Region .
Out of the 9 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Virginia are $33,520 a year.
University of Virginia not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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University of Georgia landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree architecture and related services programs. UGA is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Athens.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UGA are $27,464 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UGA also is in the top 15% of our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for architecture and related services students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNC Chapel Hill are $30,858 a year.
UNC Chapel Hill excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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University of Florida came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UF are $30,130 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UF also did well on our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Florida State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Florida State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Florida State are $26,707 a year.
Best Architecture & Related Services Colleges by State
Explore the best architecture and related services schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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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 |
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Majors Related to Architecture & Related Services
Architecture & Related Services Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Architecture & Related Services
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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.
- 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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