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2023 Best Value Interiors Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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185 Degrees Awarded
$13,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Interiors Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Interiors Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

Interior Architecture is the 257th most popular major in the country with 728 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, interior architecture graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $40,215 and had an average of $24,409 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 185 interior architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,183 and $20,456 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Interiors Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in interior architecture. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great interior architecture programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the interior architecture program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Interiors Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Interiors Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Colleges for Interior Architecture (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

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Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, Mississippi

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Interiors Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Mississippi State, Mississippi is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s interiors degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mississippi State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Interior Architecture Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $13,553 for Southeast Region Interiors students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Mississippi State University.

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

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida International University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Interiors Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Florida International University is a public institution located in Miami, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 26 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

FIU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Interior Architecture Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend FIU is $4,882 for Southeast Region Interiors students whose families make $30-$48k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Interior Architecture at FIU

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Interiors Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Knoxville, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s interiors degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.

UT Knoxville did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Interior Architecture Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UT Knoxville is $13,970 for Southeast Region Interiors students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.

Full The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Interior Architecture Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Interiors Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this large public school handed out 37 diplomas to qualified ’s interiors students in 2020-2021.

Louisiana State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Interior Architecture Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is $15,403 for southeast region interiors students whose families make $30-$48k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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%.

Read full report on Interior Architecture at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Louisiana at Lafayette. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Interiors Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Louisiana at Lafayette is a public institution located in Lafayette, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 11 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UL Lafayette not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Interior Architecture Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UL Lafayette is $11,697 for southeast region interiors students whose families make $30-$48k.

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Auburn University
Auburn, Alabama

Auburn University did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Interiors Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. Auburn is a public institution located in Auburn, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Auburn also took the #2 spot in our “Best Interior Architecture Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Auburn is $19,064 for Southeast Region Interiors students whose families make $30-$48k.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.

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