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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology for a Master’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology for a Master's

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology is the 126th most popular major in the country with 6,003 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Southeast region, there were 740 architectural and building sciences/technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology for a Master’s” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in architectural and building sciences/technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great architectural and building sciences/technology programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the architectural and building sciences/technology program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology for a Master’s”.

Top 10 Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region

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University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Miami. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology for a Master’s. University of Miami is a private not-for-profit institution located in Coral Gables, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 31 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

U Miami not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Of the 17,809 students enrolled at University of Miami, 4 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $22,198. In addition to receiving other benefits, 2 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Miami]](/colleges/university-of-miami/student-life/veterans/)

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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 #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology for a Master’s. Georgia Tech is a public institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 74 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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.Among the 39,771 students enrolled at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus, 430 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 240 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,376. On top of their other funding sources, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology for a Master’s. Virginia Tech is a public institution located in Blacksburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 29 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Virginia Tech also made our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2.According to our most recent data, Virginia Tech supports 37,024 students, and 119 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 108 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,314. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Virginia Tech]](/colleges/virginia-polytechnic-institute-and-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Virginia - Main Campus
Charlottesville, Virginia

Out of the 10 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Charlottesville, Virginia, this large public school handed out 43 degrees to qualified masters’s architectural and building sciences/technology students in 2020-2021.

University of Virginia 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.Our most recent data shows that 3 of the 25,628 students enrolled at University of Virginia - Main Campus were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology for a Master’s list. Raleigh, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees to 32 students in 2020-2021.

NC State 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.Among the 36,042 students enrolled at NC State, 1,102 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 493 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,886. During this same period, 27 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. NC State offers credit for military training for eligible students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

[Read full report on veteran student life at North Carolina State University]](/colleges/north-carolina-state-university-at-raleigh/student-life/veterans/)

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Florida International University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology for a Master’s list. FIU is a large school located in Miami, Florida that handed out 123 masters’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees in 2020-2021.

FIU 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.Our most recent data shows that 1,079 of the 58,836 students enrolled at FIU were GI Bill® students, of which 606 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,771. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

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Clemson University
Clemson, South Carolina

Clemson University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology for a Master’s list. Clemson University is a large public school situated in Clemson, South Carolina. It awarded 40 masters’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree vets studying architectural and building sciences/technology list, Clemson has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Among the 26,406 students enrolled at Clemson, 922 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 429 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,920. To help with additional expenses, 15 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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With a ranking of #8, University of North Carolina at Charlotte did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology for a Master’s list. University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a large school located in Charlotte, North Carolina that handed out 50 masters’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees in 2020-2021.

UNC Charlotte also took the #10 spot in our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of North Carolina at Charlotte supports 30,146 students, and 1,476 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 642 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,691. To help with additional expenses, 13 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UNC Charlotte Veteran Student Life Report

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Tulane University of Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana

Tulane University of Louisiana landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology for a Master’s ranking. Tulane is a fairly large school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 20 masters’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees in 2020-2021.

Tulane also took the #7 spot in our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Tulane University of Louisiana supports 13,927 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,227. On top of their other funding sources, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Tulane University of Louisiana Veteran Student Life Report

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Savannah College of Art and Design ranked #10 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology for a Master’s list. Located in Savannah, Georgia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 24 diplomas to qualified masters’s architectural and building sciences/technology students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SCAD, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Among the 14,265 students enrolled at SCAD, 193 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 135 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $20,695. On top of their other funding sources, 91 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full SCAD Veteran Student Life Report

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