The main focus area for this major is Architecture. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
General Architecture is a major offered under the architecture and related services program of study at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in architecture, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at Louisiana State University was ranked #41 on College Factual's Best Schools for architecture list. It is also ranked #1 in Louisiana.
Here are some of the other rankings for Louisiana State University.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Louisiana State University was $1,016 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $393 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $8,038 | $8,038 |
Fees | $3,924 | $20,601 |
Books and Supplies | $1,038 | $1,038 |
On Campus Room and Board | $12,708 | $12,708 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $7,686 | $7,686 |
Learn more about Louisiana State University tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Architecture students who received their bachelor’s degree at Louisiana State University took out an average of $22,500 in student loans. That is 15% lower than the national average of $26,614.
The median early career salary of architecture students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Louisiana State University is $47,595 per year. That is 9% higher than the national average of $43,816.
Louisiana State University does not offer an online option for its architecture bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Louisiana State University Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in architecture in 2019-2020, 46.2% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 47.3%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in architecture at Louisiana State University in 2019-2020, 38.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 37%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 2 |
Black or African American | 4 |
Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 15 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
General Architecture students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Architecture | 26 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general architecture.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Interior Architecture | 35 |
Landscape Architecture | 14 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.