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2022 Best Value architecture Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

11 Ranked Colleges
870 Degrees Awarded
$11,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value architecture Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value architecture Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Architecture is the 124th most popular major in the country with 4,967 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 870 architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value architecture Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in architecture. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent architecture 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 architecture program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value architecture Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region architecture students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 11 Best Value Colleges for Architecture (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value architecture Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 162 ’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $11,454 for southwest region architecture students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Texas A&M College Station.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Read full report on Architecture at Texas A&M University - College Station

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value architecture Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Arizona State University - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 58 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region architecture students whose families make $0-$30k list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Arizona State University - Tempe is $7,044 for southwest region architecture students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Architecture at ASU - Tempe

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value architecture Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #3 spot on the list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s architecture degrees to 89 students in 2019-2020.

UTSA also made our “Best Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #9. It costs about $10,516 for southwest region architecture students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UTSA.

Read more about Architecture at The University of Texas at San Antonio

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value architecture Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 97 ’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also took the #1 spot in our “Best Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at Austin is $12,203 for southwest region architecture students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Architecture at The University of Texas at Austin

#5

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value architecture Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Texas Tech University is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 149 ’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also took the #6 spot in our “Best Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas Tech University is $12,317 for southwest region architecture students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Texas Tech Architecture Report

#6

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

University of Houston came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value architecture Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. UH is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 74 ’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

UH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UH is $10,203 for southwest region architecture students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Architecture at UH

#7

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

With a ranking of #7, University of Arizona did quite well on the 2022 Best Value architecture Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified ’s architecture students in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arizona is $10,562 for southwest region architecture students whose families make $0-$30k.

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

Read more about Architecture at University of Arizona

The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value architecture Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. UT Arlington is a public institution located in Arlington, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 51 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region architecture students whose families make $0-$30k list, UT Arlington has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at Arlington is $11,811 for southwest region architecture students whose families make $0-$30k.

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value architecture Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a large public school situated in Norman, Oklahoma. It awarded 1 ’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma also took the #4 spot in our “Best Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $16,675 for Southwest Region architecture students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. 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%.

Read more about Architecture at University of Oklahoma

#10

Prairie View A & M University

Prairie View, Texas

Prairie View A & M University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value architecture Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. PVAMU is a public institution located in Prairie View, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 52 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

PVAMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $12,291 for Southwest Region architecture students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend PVAMU.

Read more about Architecture at PVAMU

#11

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value architecture Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school awarded 50 diplomas to qualified ’s architecture students in 2019-2020.

UNM also took the #11 spot in our “Best Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UNM is $13,242 for southwest region architecture students whose families make $0-$30k.

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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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