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2022 Best Value Interiors Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
83 Degrees Awarded
$10,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Interiors Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Interiors Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

Interior Architecture is the 259th most popular major in the country with 662 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, interior architecture graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $41,244 and had an average of $24,467 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 83 interior architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,850 and $24,508 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Interiors Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in interior architecture. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great interior 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 interior architecture program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Interiors Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region interiors students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Colleges for Interior Architecture (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Interiors Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Texas Tech University is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 29 ’s interiors degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Interior Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Texas Tech University is $12,317 for Southwest Region Interiors students whose families make $0-$30k.

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

Read more about Interior Architecture at Texas Tech University

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Interiors Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. UTSA is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 22 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UTSA also took the #5 spot in our “Best Interior Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio is $10,516 for southwest region interiors students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Interior Architecture at The University of Texas at San Antonio

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Interiors Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Arizona State University - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 ’s interiors degrees to qualified students.

ASU - Tempe also took the #4 spot in our “Best Interior Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for ASU - Tempe is $7,044 for southwest region interiors students whose families make $0-$30k.

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

Full ASU - Tempe Interior Architecture Report

#4

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Interiors Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Houston is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region interiors students whose families make $0-$30k list, UH has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Interior Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UH is $10,203 for southwest region interiors students whose families make $0-$30k.

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

Read more about Interior Architecture at University of Houston

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Interiors Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #5 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Arlington is a large public school situated in Arlington, Texas. It awarded 10 ’s interiors degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Arlington not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Interior Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at Arlington is $11,811 for Southwest Region Interiors students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Interior Architecture at UT Arlington

#6

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas

Sam Houston State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Interiors Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Huntsville, Texas, and it awarded 3 ’s interiors degrees in 2019-2020.

SHSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Interior Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for SHSU is $10,561 for southwest region interiors students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Interior Architecture at Sam Houston State University

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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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