2023 Best Value Pre-Architecture Studies Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Pre-Architecture Studies Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 103 people earned their degree in pre-architecture studies, making the major the 965th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 93 pre-architecture studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Pre-Architecture Studies Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in pre-architecture studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality pre-architecture studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the pre-architecture studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The pre-architecture studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Pre-Architecture Studies Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Pre-Architecture Studies Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Pre-Architecture Studies Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Pre-Architecture Studies (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

1

Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus
Atlanta, Georgia

#1 in overall quality

$8,818 Average Net Price

$72,002 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Pre-Architecture Studies Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s pre-architecture studies degrees to 40 students in 2020-2021.

Georgia Tech also made our “Best Pre-Architecture Studies Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is $8,818 for Southeast Region Pre-Architecture Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%.

Full Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus Pre-Architecture Studies Report

2

University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

#2 in overall quality

$12,593 Average Net Price

$43,675 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kentucky. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Pre-Architecture Studies Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Lexington, Kentucky is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s pre-architecture studies degrees to 51 students in 2020-2021.

UK also made our “Best Pre-Architecture Studies Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for University of Kentucky is $12,593 for Southeast Region Pre-Architecture Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Pre-Architecture Studies at UK

• Best Value Colleges for Pre-Architecture Studies (Income $0-$30k)

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.