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2023 Best Value Interiors Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

6 Ranked Colleges
185 Degrees Awarded
$15,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Interiors Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Getting Aid” ranking.

In 2020-2021, 728 people earned their degree in interior architecture, making the major the 257th most popular in the United States. 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 Getting Aid” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in interior architecture. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent interior architecture programs, but they also 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Interiors Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Interiors Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 6 Best Value Colleges for Interior Architecture in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

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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 Getting Aid. Mississippi State University is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 28 ’s interiors degrees to qualified students.

Mississippi State also made our “Best Interior Architecture Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Mississippi State is $16,122 for Southeast Region Interiors students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Interiors Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida International University landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Miami, Florida, and it awarded 26 ’s interiors degrees in 2020-2021.

FIU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Interior Architecture Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Florida International University is $5,298 for Southeast Region Interiors students with aid.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Interiors Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Baton Rouge, Louisiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s interiors degrees to 37 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 is $17,811 for southeast region interiors students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Interiors Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Knoxville, Tennessee, and it awarded 26 ’s interiors degrees in 2020-2021.

UT Knoxville also took the #3 spot in our “Best Interior Architecture Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UT Knoxville is $18,579 for Southeast Region Interiors students with aid.

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 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full UT Knoxville Interior Architecture Report

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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 Getting Aid. UL Lafayette is located in Lafayette, Louisiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 ’s interiors degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UL Lafayette, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Interior Architecture Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $13,094 for Southeast Region Interiors students with aid per year to attend UL Lafayette.

Full UL Lafayette Interior Architecture Report

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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 Getting Aid 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.

Auburn did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Interior Architecture Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $24,018 for Southeast Region Interiors students with aid per year to attend Auburn University.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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 Auburn Interior Architecture Report

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