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2022 Best Vallue Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

11 Ranked Colleges
640 Degrees Awarded
$22,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Architecture Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Vallue Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking.

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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 640 general architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in general architecture. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general architecture programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general architecture program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Vallue Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 11 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Architecture (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school awarded 45 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s architecture students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $18,023 for southwest region bachelor’s degree architecture students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend UT Austin.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on General Architecture at The University of Texas at Austin

#2

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #2 for the Best Vallue Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. UH is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 73 bachelors’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Houston is $12,838 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Architecture students whose families make more than $110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read more about General Architecture at UH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 54 bachelors’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree architecture students whose families make more than $110k list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $11,706 for southwest region bachelor’s degree architecture students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend ASU - Tempe.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read full report on General Architecture at ASU - Tempe

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Vallue Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. The University of Texas at San Antonio is a large public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 80 bachelors’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

UTSA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UTSA is $13,853 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Architecture students whose families make more than $110k.

Read more about General Architecture at UTSA

#5

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Vallue Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school handed out 113 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s architecture students in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas Tech is $17,571 for southwest region bachelor’s degree architecture students whose families make more than $110k.

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

Read full report on General Architecture at Texas Tech

Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school awarded 114 degrees to qualified bachelors’s architecture students 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 General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M University - College Station is $19,057 for southwest region bachelor’s degree architecture students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

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

The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Arlington, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s architecture degrees to 51 students in 2019-2020.

UT Arlington also made our “Best General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend UT Arlington is $14,246 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Architecture students whose families make more than $110k.

Full UT Arlington General Architecture Report

#8

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

University of Arizona came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s architecture students in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Arizona is $15,016 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Architecture students whose families make more than $110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read more about General Architecture at University of Arizona

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Best Vallue Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This large school is located in Norman, Oklahoma, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is $21,145 for southwest region bachelor’s degree architecture students whose families make more than $110k.

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

Read full report on General Architecture at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

#10

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#11 in overall quality

University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. UNM is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 50 bachelors’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM also took the #11 spot in our “Best General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of New Mexico - Main Campus is $14,446 for southwest region bachelor’s degree architecture students whose families make more than $110k.

Read full report on General Architecture at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

#11

Prairie View A & M University

Prairie View, Texas

Prairie View A & M University did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #11. Prairie View A & M University is a public institution located in Prairie View, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

PVAMU also made our “Best General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #10. The yearly cost to attend PVAMU is $14,582 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Architecture students whose families make more than $110k.

Full Prairie View A & M University General 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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