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2023 Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$30,306 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,148 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Southeast Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for architecture and related services students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for architecture and related services majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Architecture/Urban Planning

#1

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Our analysis found Clemson University to be the best value school for architecture and related services students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Clemson are $23,246 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Clemson also did well on our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NC State are $29,690 a year.

NC State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.

Full Architecture & Related Services at North Carolina State University Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Virginia - Main Campus is a great value for architecture and related services students working on their graduate certificate. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Virginia are $33,520 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, University of Virginia is ranked #1 for overall quality for architecture and related services in the Southeast Region .

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#4

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UF are $30,130 per year.

UF also claimed a spot on our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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#5

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 #5 on this year’s Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. U Miami is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Coral Gables.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at U Miami are $41,036 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, U Miami also is in the top 20% of our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

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Florida International University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate architecture and related services programs. FIU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Miami.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at FIU are $24,211 per year.

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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 6 schools only.

  • 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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