2023 Most Well Attended Architecture Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Architecture Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
General Architecture is the 127th most popular major in the country with 4,982 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 233 general architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Architecture Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s” ranking looked at 19 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general architecture. To top this list, a school must have a successful general architecture program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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Most Well Attended Architecture Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Architecture Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s”.
Top 19 Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for General Architecture in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Architecture Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. University of Florida is located in Gainesville, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 62 masters’s architecture degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on General Architecture at University of Florida
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Architecture Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s. USF Tampa is located in Tampa, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 37 masters’s architecture degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, 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%.
Full USF Tampa General Architecture Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisiana at Lafayette. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Architecture Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. University of Louisiana at Lafayette is a public institution located in Lafayette, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 22 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kentucky. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Architecture Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s. Lexington, Kentucky is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s architecture degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on General Architecture at University of Kentucky
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Architecture Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, this large public school awarded 17 degrees to qualified masters’s architecture students in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on General Architecture at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Louisiana Tech University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Architecture Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Ruston, Louisiana, this fairly large public school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified masters’s architecture students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Architecture at Louisiana Tech University
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Architecture Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University is located in Tallahassee, Florida and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 masters’s architecture degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about General Architecture at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
With a ranking of #8, Hampton University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Architecture Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Hampton is a small school located in Hampton, Virginia that handed out 13 masters’s architecture degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #9, Florida International University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Architecture Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Located in Miami, Florida, this large public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified masters’s architecture students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Florida International University General Architecture Report
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Architecture Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. Located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this large public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified masters’s architecture students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, 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 86%.
Full Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College General Architecture Report
Auburn University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Architecture Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #11. Auburn University is located in Auburn, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 masters’s architecture degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Architecture at Auburn
Fairmont State University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Architecture Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Located in Fairmont, West Virginia, this small public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s architecture students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #13, University of Arkansas did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Architecture Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Fayetteville, Arkansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s architecture degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about General Architecture at UARK
Kennesaw State University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Architecture Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. Kennesaw State University is a public institution located in Kennesaw, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 40 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full KSU Georgia General Architecture Report
Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Architecture Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. Georgia Tech is a large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 50 masters’s architecture degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Architecture at Georgia Tech
Tulane University of Louisiana ranked #14 on this year’s Most Well Attended Architecture Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 22 degrees to qualified masters’s architecture students 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on General Architecture at Tulane
With a ranking of #14, Virginia Tech did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Architecture Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Virginia Tech is a large public school situated in Blacksburg, Virginia. It awarded 3 masters’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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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 Virginia Tech General Architecture Report
Mississippi State University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Architecture Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. Mississippi State University is a large school located in Mississippi State, Mississippi that handed out 46 masters’s architecture degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Full Mississippi State University General Architecture Report
Clemson University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Architecture Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. Clemson University is a large public school situated in Clemson, South Carolina. It awarded 92 masters’s architecture degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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 University General Architecture 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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