2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Architectural Sciences & Technology (Income $75-$110k) 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 was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 112 architectural sciences and technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in architectural sciences and technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great architectural sciences and technology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the architectural sciences and technology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The architect science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k”.

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Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree architect science students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 3 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Architectural Sciences & Technology (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

Stillwater, Oklahoma

#1 in overall quality

$18,978 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. OSU is a large school located in Stillwater, Oklahoma that handed out 31 bachelors’s architect science degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $18,978 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Architect Science students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend OSU.

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 full report on Architectural Sciences & Technology at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

#3 in overall quality

$20,200 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school awarded 49 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s architect science students in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arizona is $20,200 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Architect Science students whose families make $75-$110k.

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

Full University of Arizona Architectural Sciences & Technology Report

#3

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

Norman, Oklahoma

#2 in overall quality

$24,730 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is located in Norman, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s architect science degrees to qualified students.

University of Oklahoma also made our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is $24,730 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Architect Science students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 4.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Architectural Sciences & Technology at University of Oklahoma

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Architectural Sciences & Technology (Income $75-$110k)

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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