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2023 Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in the Southeast Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

26 Colleges
$29,326 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,030 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.

The Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning 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 26 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value 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 .

Our analysis found University of North Carolina at Charlotte to be the best value school for architecture and related services students who want to pursue a degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the large city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNC Charlotte are $20,622 a year. After completing their degree, architecture and related services graduates from UNC Charlotte carry an average student debtload of $27,000.

In addition to its great value ranking, UNC Charlotte is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in the Southeast Region list. Georgia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Atlanta.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Georgia Tech are $33,964 a year. After completing their degree, architecture and related services graduates from Georgia Tech carry an average student debtload of $30,750.

Georgia Tech also took the #2 spot in our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in the Southeast Region rankings.

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#3

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS
$24,900 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Mississippi State University is a great value for architecture and related services students. Mississippi State is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Mississippi State.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mississippi State are $24,900 per year. The average amount in student loans that architecture and related services majors at Mississippi State take out is $31,000.

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The excellent programs at North Carolina State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best architecture and related services schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NC State are $29,916 a year. Architecture & Related Services majors at NC State take out an average of $22,875 in student loans while working on their egree.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, NC State also is in the top 5% of our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

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#5

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

The excellent programs at Virginia Tech helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best architecture and related services schools in the Southeast Region . Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

Virginia Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $33,857 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, architecture and related services majors at Virginia Tech accumulate an average of around $31,000 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $799, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Virginia Tech also is in the top 5% of our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

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$16,806 Average Tuition & Fees

Louisiana Tech University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Ruston, Louisiana Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Louisiana Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $16,806 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, architecture and related services majors at Louisiana Tech accumulate an average of around $24,050 in student debt.

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#7

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

With a ranking of #7, Auburn University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for architecture and related services students. Auburn is a very large public school located in the city of Auburn.

Auburn undergraduate students pay an average of $31,986 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, architecture and related services majors at Auburn accumulate an average of around $27,438 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $1,089.

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

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#7

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

University of Georgia landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value architecture and related services programs. UGA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Athens.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UGA are $31,108 per year. On average, architecture and related services graduates from UGA take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

UGA excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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#9

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL
$17,324 Average Tuition & Fees

Florida Atlantic University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value architecture and related services programs. Located in the city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FAU are $17,324 per year. After completing their degree, architecture and related services graduates from FAU carry an average student debtload of $25,203.

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University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for architecture and related services students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at USF Tampa are $17,324 a year.

USF Tampa excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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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.

  • 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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