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2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

7 Ranked Colleges
236 Degrees Awarded
$24,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 6,631 people earned their degree in architectural sciences and technology, making the major the 128th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, architectural sciences and technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $48,611 and had an average of $53,442 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 391 architectural sciences and technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 236 architectural sciences and technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in architectural sciences and technology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent architectural sciences and technology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the architectural sciences and technology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree architect science students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Architectural Sciences & Technology (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 27 masters’s architect science degrees in 2019-2020.

UH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. UTSA is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 25 masters’s architect science degrees to qualified students.

UTSA also made our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at San Antonio are $25,807, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Arlington. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. UT Arlington is located in Arlington, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 62 masters’s architect science degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree architect science students whose families make $48-$75k list, UT Arlington has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Arlington are $23,376, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 masters’s architect science degrees to qualified students.

University of Arizona also took the #1 spot in our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. ASU - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 44 masters’s architect science degrees to qualified students.

ASU - Tempe also made our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#6 in overall quality

University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #6. UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 26 masters’s architect science degrees to qualified students.

UNM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNM are $19,890, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of New Mexico - Main Campus Architectural Sciences & Technology Report

With a ranking of #7, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Norman, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s architect science degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus are $23,236.

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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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