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2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region

6 Ranked Colleges
236 Degrees Awarded
$24,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master's 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 Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Architectural Sciences & Technology is the 128th most popular major in the country with 6,631 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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” ranking looked at 6 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 Master’s in the Southwest Region”.

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Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree architect science students.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Architectural Sciences & Technology in the Southwest Region

#1

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. University of Houston is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 27 masters’s architect science degrees in 2019-2020.

UH also made our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UH are $18,689.

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#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #2 spot on the 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.

UT Arlington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Arlington are $23,376, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full The University of Texas at Arlington Architectural Sciences & Technology Report

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #3 spot on the list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s architect science degrees to 44 students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Architectural Sciences & Technology at ASU - Tempe

#4

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. University of New Mexico - Main Campus 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.

Read more about Architectural Sciences & Technology at UNM

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #5 spot on the list. The University of Texas at San Antonio 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 UTSA are $25,807, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Architectural Sciences & Technology at The University of Texas at San Antonio

#6

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#1 in overall quality

University of Arizona came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 15 masters’s architect science degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 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 Arizona are $33,399.

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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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