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2023 Best Architecture/Urban Planning Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

28 Colleges
$54,907 Avg Salary

Architecture & Related Services is the #22 most popular major in the country with 6,944 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Architecture/Urban Planning Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 28 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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The following schools top our list of the Best Architecture & Related Services Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus the best school in the Southeast Region for architecture and related services students working on their master’s degree. Georgia Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.

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#2

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Miami. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Architecture/Urban Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. U Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Coral Gables.

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#3

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Out of the 28 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the # 3 spot on the list. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

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#4

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Out of the 28 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Auburn is a very large public school located in the city of Auburn.

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#5

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Architecture/Urban Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. WVU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Morgantown.

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North Carolina State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree architecture and related services programs. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for architecture and related services students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.

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#8

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

Mississippi State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Architecture/Urban Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Mississippi State is a fairly large public school located in the town of Mississippi State.

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#9

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

University of Georgia landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree architecture and related services programs. UGA is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Athens.

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With a ranking of #10, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well on this year’s best schools for architecture and related services students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Explore the best architecture and related services colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 7
Florida 505
North Carolina 170
Virginia 167
Tennessee 38
Georgia 214
South Carolina 80
Louisiana 96
West Virginia 6
Kentucky 29
Arkansas 1
Alabama 51

Major Annual Graduates
Architectural Sciences & Technology 3,366
Urban & Regional Planning 1,613
General Architecture 1,096
Landscape Architecture 285
Real Estate Development 223
Interior Architecture 169
Environmental Design 114
Architectural History 45
Architecture (Other) 33

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 61,791
Computer & Information Sciences 60,971
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 28,851
Mathematics & Statistics 15,127
Physical Sciences 12,705

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Lorenzo Cafaro.

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