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2022 Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region

9 Ranked Colleges
378 Degrees Awarded
$34,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking.

Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology is the 155th most popular major in the country with 5,851 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 647 architectural and building sciences/technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 378 architectural and building sciences/technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in architectural and building sciences/technology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent architectural and building sciences/technology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the architectural and building sciences/technology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology in the Southeast Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. Georgia Tech is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 82 masters’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees to qualified students.

Georgia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus are $31,334.

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#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #2 spot on the list. Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 44 masters’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees to qualified students.

Virginia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Virginia Tech Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Report

#3

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clemson University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. Clemson University is a large school located in Clemson, South Carolina that handed out 40 masters’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Clemson, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson University are $23,246, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Clemson University Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Report

#4

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. NC State is a large public school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 30 masters’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina State University are $28,999, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. University of Virginia is a large public school situated in Charlottesville, Virginia. It awarded 54 masters’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Virginia, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia - Main Campus are $32,394.

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#6

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina
#9 in overall quality

University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. UNC Charlotte is a large public school situated in Charlotte, North Carolina. It awarded 29 masters’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Charlotte did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Charlotte are $21,055, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of Miami did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Coral Gables, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

U Miami did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Miami are $40,220, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8 in overall quality

Savannah College of Art and Design did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. SCAD is a private not-for-profit institution located in Savannah, Georgia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 34 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SCAD not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SCAD are $38,975, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#9

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana
#5 in overall quality

Tulane University of Louisiana came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Tulane is a fairly large school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 42 masters’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees in 2019-2020.

Tulane not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tulane University of Louisiana are $61,176, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Tulane University of Louisiana Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Report

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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