2022 Best Value Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region

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Architecture (Other) is the 306th most popular major in the country with 233 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, architecture (other) graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $40,300 and had an average of $24,848 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 61 architecture (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,200 and $26,000 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 54 architecture (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in architecture (other). The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great architecture (other) programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the architecture (other) program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree architecture students.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Architecture (Other) in the Southeast Region

#1

Louisiana Tech University

Ruston, Louisiana

#1 in overall quality

$12,084 Average Net Price

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 Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. This fairly large school is located in Ruston, Louisiana, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

Louisiana Tech also took the #1 spot in our “Best Architecture (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Louisiana Tech is $12,084 for southeast region bachelor’s degree architecture students.

Full Louisiana Tech University Architecture (Other) Report

#2

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Lafayette, Louisiana

#2 in overall quality

$12,487 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisiana at Lafayette landed the #2 spot on the list. UL Lafayette is located in Lafayette, Louisiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 28 bachelors’s architecture degrees to qualified students.

UL Lafayette also made our “Best Architecture (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend University of Louisiana at Lafayette is $12,487 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Architecture students.

Read more about Architecture (Other) at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Architecture (Other)

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Lorenzo Cafaro.

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