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2023 Most Focused Colleges for General Architecture in the Southeast Region

31 Ranked Colleges
1,150 Degrees Awarded
$31,200 Avg Cost*
Schools Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Southeast Region

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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.

This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 31 colleges that offered a degree in general architecture. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general architecture program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region architecture students.

Top 25 Most Focused Colleges for General Architecture in the Southeast Region

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Out of the 31 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University landed the #1 spot on the list. Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University is a public institution located in Tallahassee, Florida. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 50 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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 Florida A&M University

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Hampton University
Hampton, Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hampton University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Southeast Region list. Hampton University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Hampton, Virginia. It awarded 13 ’s architecture degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Architecture at Hampton

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Clemson University
Clemson, South Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clemson University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Clemson, South Carolina, this large public school awarded 92 degrees to qualified ’s architecture students 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%.

Read more about General Architecture at Clemson

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University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Southeast Region. UF is a large public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 173 ’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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UF General Architecture Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Southeast Region list. UT Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 71 ’s architecture degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

Read full report on General Architecture at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

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University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

University of Kentucky ranked #6 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Southeast Region list. UK is a public institution located in Lexington, Kentucky. The school has a large population, and it awarded 72 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.

Full UK General Architecture Report

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Auburn University
Auburn, Alabama

Auburn University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Auburn University is a public institution located in Auburn, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 68 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Architecture at Auburn

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Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, Mississippi

With a ranking of #8, Mississippi State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Southeast Region list. Mississippi State is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 46 ’s architecture degrees to qualified students.

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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University of Virginia - Main Campus
Charlottesville, Virginia

With a ranking of #9, University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Charlottesville, Virginia, this large public school handed out 63 degrees to qualified ’s architecture students in 2020-2021.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

Read full report on General Architecture at University of Virginia

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Louisiana Tech University
Ruston, Louisiana

Louisiana Tech University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Louisiana Tech University is located in Ruston, Louisiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 ’s architecture degrees to qualified students.

Full Louisiana Tech University General Architecture Report

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With a ranking of #11, University of North Carolina at Charlotte did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Charlotte, North Carolina, and it awarded 57 ’s architecture degrees in 2020-2021.

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

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University of Louisiana at Lafayette landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Lafayette, Louisiana, this fairly large public school handed out 22 degrees to qualified ’s architecture students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Architecture at UL Lafayette

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Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, Florida

With a ranking of #13, Florida Atlantic University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Boca Raton, Florida, and it awarded 49 ’s architecture degrees 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 more about General Architecture at FAU

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With a ranking of #14, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this large public school awarded 50 degrees to qualified ’s architecture students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.

Read full report on General Architecture at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

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Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, Georgia

Kennesaw State University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Southeast Region list. KSU Georgia is located in Kennesaw, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 40 ’s architecture degrees to qualified students.

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%.

Full Kennesaw State University General Architecture Report

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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #16. Baton Rouge, Louisiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s architecture degrees to 36 students in 2020-2021.

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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.

Read more about General Architecture at Louisiana State University

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University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, Arkansas

University of Arkansas ranked #17 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Arkansas is a large school located in Fayetteville, Arkansas that handed out 39 ’s architecture degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.

Read more about General Architecture at University of Arkansas

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Tulane University of Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana

Tulane University of Louisiana came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 22 ’s architecture degrees in 2020-2021.

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 impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about General Architecture at Tulane

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With a ranking of #19, Mississippi Delta Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Southeast Region list. Mississippi Delta Community College is a public institution located in Moorhead, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Mississippi Delta Community College General Architecture Report

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With a ranking of #20, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Southeast Region list. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Perkinston, Mississippi. It awarded 11 ’s architecture degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Architecture at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

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University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of South Florida - Main Campus is a public institution located in Tampa, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 37 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full University of South Florida - Main Campus General Architecture Report

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North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina

North Carolina State University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 44 ’s architecture degrees 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full NC State General Architecture Report

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Fairmont State University
Fairmont, West Virginia

Fairmont State University ranked #23 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Southeast Region list. Fairmont, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s architecture degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Architecture at Fairmont State University

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University of Central Florida ranked #24 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Orlando, Florida, this large public school handed out 39 diplomas to qualified ’s architecture students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, 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 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UCF General Architecture Report

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East Mississippi Community College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Southeast Region ranking. East Mississippi Community College is a public institution located in Scooba, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Architecture at EMCC

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