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2022 Best Value architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 4,967 people earned their degree in architecture, making the major the 124th most popular in the United States.

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 Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree architecture students with aid.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Architecture in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#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 Getting Aid list. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school handed out 52 degrees to qualified masters’s architecture students in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also took the #2 spot in our “Best Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #2 spot on the list. Texas A&M University - 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Architecture at Texas A&M 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 Getting Aid. Texas Tech is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 33 masters’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas Tech, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Architecture at Texas Tech University

#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 Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 1 masters’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689.

Full University of Houston Architecture Report

#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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Prairie View A & M University landed the #5 spot on the list. Prairie View A & M University is a medium-sized school located in Prairie View, Texas that handed out 17 masters’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at PVAMU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Prairie View A & M University are $17,071, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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