2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

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 Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology is the 155th most popular major in the country with 5,851 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 358 architectural and building sciences/technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 112 architectural and building sciences/technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in architectural and building sciences/technology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent architectural and building sciences/technology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the architectural and building sciences/technology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

Stillwater, Oklahoma

#1 in overall quality

$8,669 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. OSU is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 31 bachelors’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees to qualified students.

OSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for OSU is $8,669 for southwest region bachelor’s degree architectural and building sciences/technology students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full OSU Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Report

#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

#3 in overall quality

$10,562 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 49 bachelors’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $10,562 for southwest region bachelor’s degree architectural and building sciences/technology students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Arizona.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology at University of Arizona

#3

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

Norman, Oklahoma

#2 in overall quality

$16,675 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a large public school situated in Norman, Oklahoma. It awarded 14 bachelors’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Oklahoma, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Oklahoma is $16,675 for southwest region bachelor’s degree architectural and building sciences/technology students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, 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 87%.

Full University of Oklahoma Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Report

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology (Income $0-$30k)

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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