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2023 Most Focused Colleges for Architectural Sciences & Technology in the Southwest Region

16 Ranked Colleges
386 Degrees Awarded
$28,800 Avg Cost*
Schools Highly Focused on Architect Science Major in the Southwest Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Architect Science Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Architectural Sciences & Technology is the 107th most popular major in the country with 6,781 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, architectural sciences and technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $52,874 and had an average of $24,019 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 386 architectural sciences and technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,306 and $19,083 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Architect Science Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 16 colleges that offer a degree in architectural sciences and technology. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in architectural sciences and technology.

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Schools Highly Focused on Architect Science Major in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region architect science students.

Top 16 Most Focused Colleges for Architectural Sciences & Technology in the Southwest Region

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Rice University
Houston, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rice University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Architect Science Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Houston, Texas, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 34 degrees to qualified ’s architect science students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.2% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Architect Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school awarded 41 diplomas to qualified ’s architect science students in 2020-2021.

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Out of the 16 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Architect Science Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this large public school awarded 44 degrees to qualified ’s architect science students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.

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University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

Out of the 16 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Architect Science Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 61 ’s architect science degrees in 2020-2021.

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

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Blinn College
Brenham, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Blinn College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Architect Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Brenham, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 16 degrees to qualified ’s architect science students in 2020-2021.

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Architect Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Oklahoma is a large school located in Norman, Oklahoma that handed out 28 ’s architect science degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full University of Oklahoma Architectural Sciences & Technology Report

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Architect Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, this large public school handed out 24 degrees to qualified ’s architect science students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Texas State Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Architect Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. Texas State Technical College is a fairly large school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 12 ’s architect science degrees in 2020-2021.

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The University of Texas at Arlington ranked #9 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Architect Science Major in the Southwest Region list. UT Arlington is located in Arlington, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 44 ’s architect science degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.

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New Mexico State University - Dona Ana did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Architect Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #10. New Mexico State University - Dona Ana is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 ’s architect science degrees to qualified students.

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Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Architect Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school handed out 61 diplomas to qualified ’s architect science students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.

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Santa Fe Community College
Santa Fe, New Mexico

Santa Fe Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Architect Science Major in the Southwest Region list. SFCC is a small public school situated in Santa Fe, New Mexico. It awarded 1 ’s architect science degrees in 2020-2021.

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University of Houston
Houston, Texas

University of Houston came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Architect Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s architect science degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of Houston Architectural Sciences & Technology Report

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The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Architect Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified ’s architect science students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.

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

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San Antonio College
San Antonio, Texas

With a ranking of #14, San Antonio College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Architect Science Major in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 0 ’s architect science degrees in 2020-2021.

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Navajo Technical University
Crownpoint, New Mexico

Navajo Technical University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Architect Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Crownpoint, New Mexico, this small public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified ’s architect science students in 2020-2021.

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