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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Interior Architecture (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

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76 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Interiors Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Interiors Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 662 people earned their degree in interior architecture, making the major the 259th most popular in the United States. 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. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 76 interior architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Interiors Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 5 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the interior architecture program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The interiors school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Interiors Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k”.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Interiors Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Interiors Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Interior Architecture (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

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 #1 for the Best Value Interiors Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this large public school awarded 22 degrees to qualified bachelors’s interiors students in 2019-2020.

UTSA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Interior Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at San Antonio is $13,827 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Interiors students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Interiors Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Texas Tech University is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 29 bachelors’s interiors degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also made our “Best Interior Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Texas Tech University is $17,421 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Interiors students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Texas Tech Interior Architecture Report

#3

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Interiors Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #3 spot on the list. UH is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 12 bachelors’s interiors 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 Interior Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $12,505 for southwest region bachelor’s degree interiors students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend UH.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full UH Interior Architecture Report

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Interiors Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Arlington, Texas, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s interiors degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Arlington also took the #2 spot in our “Best Interior Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UT Arlington is $14,622 for southwest region bachelor’s degree interiors students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full UT Arlington Interior Architecture Report

#5

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sam Houston State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Interiors Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Sam Houston State University is a large public school situated in Huntsville, Texas. It awarded 3 bachelors’s interiors degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SHSU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Interior Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Sam Houston State University is $14,832 for southwest region bachelor’s degree interiors students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Interior Architecture at SHSU

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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%.

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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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