2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Architecture in the Southwest Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 5,051 people earned their degree in general architecture, making the major the 111th most popular in the United States. 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” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in general architecture. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general architecture programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general 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

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

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Architecture 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

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas A&M College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 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 General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

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 #2 on our 2022 Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school handed out 33 diplomas to qualified masters’s architecture students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree architecture students list, Texas Tech has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General 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.

Full Texas Tech General Architecture Report

#3

The University of Texas at Austin

Austin, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$22,886 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$55,151 Average Early-Career Earnings

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 #3 for the Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school handed out 52 diplomas to qualified masters’s architecture students in 2019-2020.

UT Austin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 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 UT Austin are $22,886.

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

#4

Prairie View A & M University

Prairie View, Texas

#4 in overall quality

$17,071 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$50,856 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Prairie View A & M University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. PVAMU is a medium-sized school located in Prairie View, Texas that handed out 17 masters’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree architecture students list, PVAMU has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General 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 Prairie View A & M University are $17,071.

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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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