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2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Southeast Region

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Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Southeast Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 4,982 people earned their degree in general architecture, making the major the 127th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, general architecture graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $49,005 and had an average of $26,624 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 1,150 general architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,525 and $26,387 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 834 general architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 20 colleges that offered a degree in general architecture. That schools that top this list have a program in general architecture in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree architecture students.

Top 20 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Architecture in the Southeast Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Southeast Region list. Florida A&M University is a public institution located in Tallahassee, Florida. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University General Architecture Report

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Clemson University
Clemson, South Carolina

Out of the 20 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Clemson University landed the #2 spot on the list. Clemson University is a public institution located in Clemson, South Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 82 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Clemson General Architecture Report

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Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, Mississippi

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mississippi State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Southeast Region. Mississippi State is a large school located in Mississippi State, Mississippi that handed out 46 bachelors’s architecture degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read more about General Architecture at Mississippi State

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Auburn University
Auburn, Alabama

Out of the 20 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University landed the #4 spot on the list. Auburn University is a large public school situated in Auburn, Alabama. It awarded 61 bachelors’s architecture degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Auburn General Architecture Report

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University of Virginia - Main Campus
Charlottesville, Virginia

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 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Charlottesville, Virginia, this large public school awarded 63 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s architecture students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Architecture at University of Virginia - Main Campus

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. UT Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 54 bachelors’s architecture degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on General Architecture at UT Knoxville

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University of North Carolina at Charlotte ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Southeast Region list. University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a public institution located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 57 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on General Architecture at UNC Charlotte

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University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

University of Kentucky came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Lexington, Kentucky, and it awarded 51 bachelors’s architecture degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about General Architecture at UK

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University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida

University of Florida did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. UF is a public institution located in Gainesville, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 104 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Architecture at UF

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Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, Florida

Florida Atlantic University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Boca Raton, Florida, this large public school awarded 49 degrees to qualified bachelors’s architecture students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Architecture at Florida Atlantic University

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Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, Georgia

With a ranking of #11, Kennesaw State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Southeast Region list. Kennesaw, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s architecture degrees to 40 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Architecture at Kennesaw State University

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University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, Arkansas

University of Arkansas landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Fayetteville, Arkansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s architecture degrees to 38 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full UARK General Architecture Report

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Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 40 bachelors’s architecture degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Georgia Tech General Architecture Report

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Tulane University of Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana

Tulane University of Louisiana did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #14. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 22 degrees to qualified bachelors’s architecture students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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 undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on General Architecture at Tulane University of Louisiana

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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #15. Baton Rouge, Louisiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s architecture degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, 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 86%.

Read full report on General Architecture at Louisiana State University

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North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina

With a ranking of #16, North Carolina State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Southeast Region list. Raleigh, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s architecture degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on General Architecture at NC State

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University of Central Florida landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Central Florida is a public institution located in Orlando, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 39 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on General Architecture at UCF

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Samford University
Birmingham, Alabama

Samford University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #18. This medium-sized school is located in Birmingham, Alabama, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s architecture degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Samford University General Architecture Report

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Florida International University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Southeast Region list. FIU is located in Miami, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 28 bachelors’s architecture degrees to qualified students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full FIU General Architecture Report

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia

Virginia Tech landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Virginia Tech is a large public school situated in Blacksburg, Virginia. It awarded 3 bachelors’s architecture degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Virginia Tech General Architecture Report

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