2021 Best General Architecture Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region
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Finding the Best General Architecture Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best General Architecture Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a bachelor's in architecture. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general architecture programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general architecture program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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2021 Best General Architecture Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best General Architecture Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Best General Architecture Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Texas A&M University - College Station tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Southwest Region that are best for non-traditional general architecture students. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for General Architecture in the Southwest Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at Texas A&M College Station is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. Approximately 24,343 students take at least one class online at Texas A&M College Station. About 9,943 of the students at Texas A&M College Station are attending part time.
The University of Texas at Austin earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin. UT Austin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for General Architecture in the Southwest Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 23,198 students at UT Austin that take at least one class online. There are roughly 3,479 part time students in attendance at UT Austin.
University of Houston comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public college with a very large student population. UH also made our Best Colleges for General Architecture in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #3.
The student loan default rate at UH is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 26,121 students at UH that take at least one class online. There are roughly 13,663 part time students in attendance at UH.
The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best general architecture schools for non-traditional students. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the city of Arlington. UT Arlington also made our Best Colleges for General Architecture in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #7.
The student loan default rate at UT Arlington is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. 17,309 of UT Arlington students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 22,217 part time students in attendance at UT Arlington.
The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Arizona. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, University of Arizona has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for General Architecture in the Southwest Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at University of Arizona is lower than is typical, just 1.6% of students default in three years. There are approximately 18,254 students at University of Arizona that take at least one class online. There are roughly 12,642 part time students in attendance at University of Arizona.
Texas Tech University landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best general architecture schools for non-traditional students. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lubbock. Texas Tech also made our Best Colleges for General Architecture in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #6.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. Approximately 22,394 students take at least one class online at Texas Tech. 7,077 of Texas Tech students are attending part time.
Arizona State University - Tempe earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe. ASU - Tempe not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for General Architecture in the Southwest Region list.
About 1.5% of ASU - Tempe students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 37,856 students take at least one class online at ASU - Tempe. 8,480 students are part time.
The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best general architecture schools for non-traditional students. UTSA is a very large public school located in the city of San Antonio. UTSA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our Best Colleges for General Architecture in the Southwest Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. Approximately 20,824 students take at least one class online at UTSA. There are roughly 10,436 part time students in attendance at UTSA.
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 the rest 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).
