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2023 Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in the Southeast Region

68 Colleges
$48,030 Avg Salary
$25,887 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 68 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Architecture & Related Services program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Architecture & Related Services Colleges.

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Our analysis found University of Florida to be the most popular school for architecture and related services students who want to pursue a degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a fairly large student population.

On average, architecture and related services graduates from UF take out $20,676 in student loans while working on their degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida International University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in the Southeast Region list. FIU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Miami.

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The excellent programs at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best architecture and related services schools in the Southeast Region . Georgia Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.

After completing their degree, architecture and related services graduates from Georgia Tech carry an average student debt load of $30,750.

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#4

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

The excellent programs at Virginia Tech helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best architecture and related services schools in the Southeast Region . Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

The average amount in student loans that architecture and related services majors at Virginia Tech take out is $31,000. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $799, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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The excellent programs at University of Virginia - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best architecture and related services schools in the Southeast Region . University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.

On average, architecture and related services graduates from University of Virginia take out $21,809 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#6

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Clemson University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public school with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, architecture and related services majors at Clemson accumulate an average of around $25,000 in student debt.

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#7

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Auburn University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Auburn is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Auburn.

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.

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University of North Carolina at Charlotte ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Architecture & Related Services majors at UNC Charlotte take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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North Carolina State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a very large student population.

On average, architecture and related services graduates from NC State take out $22,875 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#10

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

University of Miami landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular architecture and related services programs. U Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Coral Gables.

Architecture & Related Services majors at U Miami take out an average of $25,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL
12 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Knoxville, TN
13 Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS

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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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