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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Historic Preservation & Conservation in the Southeast Region

9 Ranked Colleges
50 Degrees Awarded
$36,200 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Historic Preservation and Conservation Major in the Southeast Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Historic Preservation and Conservation Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Historic Preservation & Conservation is the 750th most popular major in the country with 331 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Southeast region, there were 149 historic preservation and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 50 historic preservation and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Historic Preservation and Conservation Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in historic preservation and conservation. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in historic preservation and conservation.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Historic Preservation and Conservation Major in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree historic preservation and conservation students.

Top 9 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Historic Preservation & Conservation in the Southeast Region

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Clayton State University
Morrow, Georgia

Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Historic Preservation and Conservation Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Clayton State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Clayton State University is a public institution located in Morrow, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Historic Preservation & Conservation at Clayton State University

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College of Charleston
Charleston, South Carolina

Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Historic Preservation and Conservation Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Charleston landed the #2 spot on the list. College of Charleston is a fairly large school located in Charleston, South Carolina that handed out 6 masters’s historic preservation and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.

Read full report on Historic Preservation & Conservation at College of Charleston

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Savannah College of Art and Design. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Historic Preservation and Conservation Major in the Southeast Region list. Savannah, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s historic preservation and conservation degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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%.

Read more about Historic Preservation & Conservation at Savannah College of Art and Design

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Tulane University of Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tulane University of Louisiana. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Historic Preservation and Conservation Major in the Southeast Region list. Tulane is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 masters’s historic preservation and conservation degrees to qualified students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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 undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full Tulane University of Louisiana Historic Preservation & Conservation Report

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Clemson University
Clemson, South Carolina

Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Historic Preservation and Conservation Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Clemson University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Clemson, South Carolina, this large public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s historic preservation and conservation students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, 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 94%.

Full Clemson University Historic Preservation & Conservation Report

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia

Virginia Tech ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Historic Preservation and Conservation Major in the Southeast Region list. Virginia Tech is a large school located in Blacksburg, Virginia that handed out 5 masters’s historic preservation and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Historic Preservation & Conservation at Virginia Tech

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University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia

University of Georgia landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Historic Preservation and Conservation Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Athens, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s historic preservation and conservation degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, 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 94%.

Full UGA Historic Preservation & Conservation Report

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University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

University of Kentucky did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Historic Preservation and Conservation Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. University of Kentucky is located in Lexington, Kentucky and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s historic preservation and conservation degrees to qualified students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Historic Preservation & Conservation at University of Kentucky

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University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida

University of Florida did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Historic Preservation and Conservation Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. UF is a large public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 4 masters’s historic preservation and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Historic Preservation & Conservation at University of Florida

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