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2022 Best Value Interior Design Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
79 Degrees Awarded
$24,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Interior Design Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Interior Design Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 5,693 people earned their degree in interior design, making the major the 158th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 1,583 interior design graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 79 interior design graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Interior Design Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in interior design. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent interior design programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the interior design program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Interior Design Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Interior Design Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Interior Design (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Interior Design Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Florida is a large public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 6 masters’s interior design degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree interior design students whose families make $0-$30k list, UF has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Interior Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130.

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#2

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Interior Design Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Florida State University is a public institution located in Tallahassee, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Florida State, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Interior Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State University are $26,707.

Read more about Interior Design at Florida State University

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Interior Design Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Chattanooga, Tennessee is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s interior design degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Chattanooga, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Interior Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga are $18,334, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Interior Design at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

#4

Marymount University

Arlington, Virginia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marymount University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Interior Design Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Arlington, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 16 diplomas to qualified masters’s interior design students in 2019-2020.

Marymount not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Interior Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Marymount are $20,116, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Brenau University

Gainesville, Georgia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brenau University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Interior Design Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This small school is located in Gainesville, Georgia, and it awarded 2 masters’s interior design degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree interior design students whose families make $0-$30k list, Brenau has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Interior Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brenau are $13,706, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Interior Design at Brenau University

#2 in overall quality

Savannah College of Art and Design landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Interior Design Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Savannah College of Art and Design is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Savannah, Georgia. It awarded 45 masters’s interior design degrees in 2019-2020.

SCAD also took the #2 spot in our “Best Interior Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Savannah College of Art and Design are $38,975, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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.

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