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2023 Best Value Interiors Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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Best Value Interiors Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Interiors Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Interiors Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in interior architecture. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality interior architecture programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Interiors Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Interiors Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region interiors students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Colleges for Interior Architecture (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

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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 #1 for the Best Value Interiors Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. 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.

Mississippi State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Interior Architecture Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Mississippi State is $20,432 for Southeast Region Interiors students whose families make $75-$110k.

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 more about Interior Architecture at Mississippi State University

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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 $75-$110k. This large school is located in Miami, Florida, and it awarded 26 ’s interiors 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 $12,817 for southeast region interiors students whose families make $75-$110k.

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%.

Read more about Interior Architecture at FIU

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Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Interiors Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #3 spot on the list. Louisiana State University is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 37 ’s interiors degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Louisiana State University, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Interior Architecture Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Louisiana State University is $23,280 for southeast region interiors students whose families make $75-$110k.

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%.

Read more about Interior Architecture at Louisiana State University

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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 #4 for the Best Value Interiors Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Lafayette, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s interiors degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.

UL Lafayette also made our “Best Interior Architecture Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend University of Louisiana at Lafayette is $16,017 for southeast region interiors students whose families make $75-$110k.

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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 Best Value Interiors Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. UT Knoxville is a large school located in Knoxville, Tennessee that handed out 26 ’s interiors degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southeast region interiors students whose families make $75-$110k list, UT Knoxville has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Interior Architecture Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $24,617 for Southeast Region Interiors students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend UT Knoxville.

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 Interior Architecture at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

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Auburn University
Auburn, Alabama

Auburn University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Interiors Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Auburn, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s interiors degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Auburn, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Interior Architecture Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $25,389 for Southeast Region Interiors students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Auburn University.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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