2024 Best Architecture Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
3Colleges in the Southwest Region
149Master's Degrees
a master's degree in architecture is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #157 out of 1172 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual reviewed 3 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of architecture. Combined, these schools handed out 149 master's degrees in architecture to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Architecture School for Your Master's Degree
Your choice of architecture for getting your master's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:
Quality Overall Is Important
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Major Focus - How much a school focuses on architecture students vs. other majors.
Major Demand - The number of architecture students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized architecture related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for architecture students working on their master's degree.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Architecture Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Architecture in the Southwest Region
Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for architecture students seeking a a master's degree.
Top Southwest Region Schools for a Master's in architecture
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Notes and References
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).