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2022 Best Value Interiors Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

6 Ranked Colleges
140 Degrees Awarded
$40,200 Avg Salary
Best Value Interiors Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 662 people earned their degree in interior architecture, making the major the 259th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, interior architecture graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $41,244 and had an average of $24,467 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 170 interior architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,850 and $23,619 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 140 interior architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Interiors Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in interior architecture. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality interior architecture 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 interior architecture 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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Best Value Interiors Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree interiors students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Interior Architecture (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Louisiana Tech University

Ruston, Louisiana
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Louisiana Tech University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Interiors Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Louisiana Tech University is located in Ruston, Louisiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s interiors degrees to qualified students.

Louisiana Tech also took the #6 spot in our “Best Interior Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Louisiana Tech is $13,016 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Interiors students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read full report on Interior Architecture at Louisiana Tech University

#2

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Interiors Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Mississippi State University is a large public school situated in Mississippi State, Mississippi. It awarded 21 bachelors’s interiors degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree interiors students whose families make $48-$75k list, Mississippi State has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Interior Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Mississippi State University is $18,007 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Interiors students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Interior Architecture at Mississippi State

#3

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Interiors Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Auburn, Alabama, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s interiors degrees in 2019-2020.

Auburn did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Interior Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Auburn is $24,079 for southeast region bachelor’s degree interiors students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national 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.

Full Auburn University Interior Architecture Report

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 for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. This large school is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s interiors degrees in 2019-2020.

Louisiana State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Interior Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Louisiana State University is $17,328 for southeast region bachelor’s degree interiors students whose families make $48-$75k.

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

Read more about Interior Architecture at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

#5 in overall quality

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 for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. University of Louisiana at Lafayette is a public institution located in Lafayette, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UL Lafayette not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Interior Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Louisiana at Lafayette is $13,353 for southeast region bachelor’s degree interiors students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read full report on Interior Architecture at UL Lafayette

#2 in overall quality

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Interiors Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. This large school is located in Knoxville, Tennessee, and it awarded 37 bachelors’s interiors degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree interiors students whose families make $48-$75k list, UT Knoxville has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Interior Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UT Knoxville is $23,211 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Interiors students whose families make $48-$75k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, 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 89%.

Read full report on Interior Architecture at UT Knoxville

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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

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.

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