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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Interiors for a Bachelor’s

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157 Degrees Awarded
$37,464 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Interiors for a Bachelor's

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Interiors for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 157 interior architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Interiors for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in interior architecture. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality interior architecture programs as well as strong veteran support.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the interior architecture program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Interiors for a Bachelor’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Interiors for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Interiors for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 5 Best Interior Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region

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Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, Mississippi

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Interiors for a Bachelor’s list. Mississippi State is a large school located in Mississippi State, Mississippi that handed out 28 bachelors’s interiors degrees in 2020-2021.

Mississippi State also made our “Best Interior Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 1,170 of the 22,986 students enrolled at Mississippi State were GI Bill® students, of which 676 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,684. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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

Full Mississippi State Veteran Student Life Report

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Auburn University
Auburn, Alabama

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Auburn University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Interiors for a Bachelor’s. This large school is located in Auburn, Alabama, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s interiors degrees in 2020-2021.

Auburn also made our “Best Interior Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2.Among the 30,737 students enrolled at Auburn University, 1,499 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 746 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,423. During this same period, 68 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Auburn]](/colleges/auburn-university/student-life/veterans/)

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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 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Interiors for a Bachelor’s list. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a large school located in Knoxville, Tennessee that handed out 26 bachelors’s interiors degrees in 2020-2021.

UT Knoxville also made our “Best Interior Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3.Among the 30,559 students enrolled at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville, 1,122 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 739 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,650. In addition to receiving other benefits, 8 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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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 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Interiors for a Bachelor’s. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is a public institution located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 37 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Louisiana State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Interior Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 34,285 students enrolled at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Veteran Student Life Report

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Interiors for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisiana at Lafayette landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Lafayette, Louisiana, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s interiors degrees in 2020-2021.

UL Lafayette did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Interior Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.According to our most recent data, UL Lafayette supports 16,450 students, and 604 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 224 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,336. On top of their other funding sources, 4 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UL Lafayette offers credit for military training for eligible students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Louisiana at Lafayette]](/colleges/university-of-louisiana-lafayette/student-life/veterans/)

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