2023 Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Architecture & Related Services Master'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.
The Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 28 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value master'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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Our analysis found Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus to be the best value 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.
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 #2 for overall quality for architecture and related services in the Southeast Region .
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana Tech University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the distant town of Ruston, Louisiana Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Louisiana Tech graduate students pay an average of $12,690 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Mississippi State University is a great value for architecture and related services students working on their master’s degree. Mississippi State is a fairly large public school located in the town of Mississippi State.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Mississippi State are $24,900 a year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at West Virginia University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value architecture and related services schools in the Southeast Region . WVU is a very large public school located in the small city of Morgantown.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WVU are $26,676 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public school with a very large student population.
UNC Charlotte graduate students pay an average of $21,147 in tuition and fees each year.
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Virginia Tech came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. 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.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Virginia Tech also is in the top 5% of our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
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University of Georgia came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UGA is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Athens.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UGA are $27,464 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UGA is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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With a ranking of #8, North Carolina State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for architecture and related services students working on their master’s degree. Located in the 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 graduate students at NC State are $29,690 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, NC State also did well on our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Master’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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Clemson University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Clemson are $23,246 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Clemson also is in the top 10% of our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
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Auburn University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Auburn is a fairly large public school located in the city of Auburn.
Auburn graduate students pay an average of $31,986 in tuition and fees each year.
Auburn excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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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 |
| Mississippi | 128 |
| South Carolina | 199 |
| Florida | 883 |
| Virginia | 406 |
| Arkansas | 49 |
| Alabama | 196 |
| Kentucky | 108 |
| Georgia | 386 |
| Tennessee | 127 |
| Louisiana | 299 |
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Majors Related to Architecture & Related Services
Architecture & Related Services Majors to Study
| 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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Architecture & Related Services
| 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.
- 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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