2022 Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

General Architecture is the 111th most popular major in the country with 5,051 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general architecture graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $46,998 and had an average of $41,356 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 874 general architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,865 and $31,115 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 153 general architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in general architecture. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general architecture programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general architecture program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Architecture (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$22,743 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$55,693 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k 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 General 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 College Station are $22,743.

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

#2

The University of Texas at Austin

Austin, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$22,886 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$55,151 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s 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 #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 52 masters’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree architecture students whose families make $0-$30k list, UT Austin has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General 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 The University of Texas at Austin General Architecture Report

#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

#3 in overall quality

$17,530 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$52,107 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 33 masters’s architecture degrees to qualified students.

Texas Tech also made our “Best General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Texas Tech University General Architecture Report

#4

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

$18,689 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$55,964 Average Early-Career Earnings

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 $0-$30k list. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s architecture students in 2019-2020.

UH also made our “Best General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH are $18,689, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Architecture at University of Houston

#5

Prairie View A & M University

Prairie View, Texas

#4 in overall quality

$17,071 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$50,856 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k 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 public institution located in Prairie View, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

PVAMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at PVAMU are $17,071, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Architecture at Prairie View A & M University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Architecture (Income $0-$30k)

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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