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2022 Best Value Colleges for General Architecture (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

11 Ranked Colleges
874 Degrees Awarded
$22,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

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 Vallue Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking - to help you make that 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.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Architecture Schools 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Vallue Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

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

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

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #1 for the Best Vallue Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. The University of Texas at Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 97 ’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UT Austin is $18,023 for Southwest Region Architecture students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 2.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about General Architecture at The University of Texas at Austin

#2

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s architecture degrees to 74 students 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 Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $12,838 for southwest region architecture students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend University of Houston.

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

Full UH General Architecture Report

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 in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 58 ’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Arizona State University - Tempe is $11,706 for southwest region architecture students whose families make more than $110k.

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

Read full report on General Architecture at Arizona State University - 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 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 89 ’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

UTSA also took the #9 spot in our “Best General Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UTSA is $13,853 for southwest region architecture students whose families make more than $110k.

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#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 in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 149 ’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Texas Tech is $17,571 for Southwest Region 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%.

Full Texas Tech General Architecture Report

The University of Texas at Arlington ranked #6 on this year’s Best Vallue Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. The University of Texas at Arlington is a public institution located in Arlington, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 51 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Arlington also made our “Best General Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $14,246 for Southwest Region Architecture students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend UT Arlington.

Full UT Arlington General Architecture Report

With a ranking of #7, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school awarded 162 diplomas to qualified ’s architecture students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M College Station is $19,057 for southwest region architecture students whose families make more than $110k.

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

#8

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

University of Arizona did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #8. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 2 ’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

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

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about General Architecture at University of Arizona

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #9. University of Oklahoma is a large school located in Norman, Oklahoma that handed out 1 ’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Oklahoma is $21,145 for southwest region architecture students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on General Architecture at University of Oklahoma

#10

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

University of New Mexico - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Best Vallue Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school handed out 50 diplomas to qualified ’s architecture students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region architecture students whose families make more than $110k list, UNM has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best General Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $14,446 for southwest region architecture students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend UNM.

Read more about General Architecture at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

#11

Prairie View A & M University

Prairie View, Texas

With a ranking of #11, Prairie View A & M University did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. PVAMU is a medium-sized public school situated in Prairie View, Texas. It awarded 52 ’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at PVAMU, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best General Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for PVAMU is $14,582 for southwest region 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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