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

5 Ranked Colleges
153 Degrees Awarded
$20,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value architecture Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 153 architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in architecture. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great architecture programs and 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Architecture (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. The University of Texas at Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 52 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree architecture students whose families make $48-$75k list, UT Austin has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UT Austin Architecture Report

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #2 spot on the list. Texas A&M College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 40 masters’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Architecture 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 Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743.

Read more about Architecture at Texas A&M University - College Station

#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Texas Tech is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 33 masters’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree architecture students whose families make $48-$75k list, Texas Tech has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Texas Tech Architecture Report

#4

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Houston is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UH also made our “Best Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UH are $18,689.

Read more about Architecture at UH

#5

Prairie View A & M University

Prairie View, Texas
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Prairie View A & M University landed the #5 spot on the list. Prairie View, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s architecture degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

PVAMU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at PVAMU are $17,071, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Prairie View A & M University Architecture Report

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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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