2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Architecture & Related Services in the Southwest Region
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In 2019-2020, 17,480 people earned their degree in architecture and related services, making the major the 28th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, architecture and related services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $47,294 and had an average of $39,729 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 2,199 architecture and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,538 and $29,847 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,370 architecture and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 16 colleges that offered a degree in architecture and related services. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent architecture and related services programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the architecture and related services program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree architecture & related services students.
Top 16 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Architecture & Related Services in the Southwest Region
Out of the 16 schools in the Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #1 spot on the list. Arizona State University - Skysong is a large school located in Scottsdale, Arizona that handed out 75 bachelors’s architecture and related services degrees in 2019-2020.
ASU - Skysong did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Architecture & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Arizona State University - Skysong is $13,971 for southwest region bachelor’s degree architecture & related services students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school awarded 90 degrees to qualified bachelors’s architecture and related services students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Architecture & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Houston is $12,838 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Architecture & Related Services students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
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Out of the 16 schools in the Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 43 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
OSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Architecture & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend OSU is $14,648 for southwest region bachelor’s degree architecture & related services students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s architecture and related services degrees to 173 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree architecture & related services students list, Texas Tech has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Architecture & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $17,571 for southwest region bachelor’s degree architecture & related services students per year to attend Texas Tech.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. University of Oklahoma is a large school located in Norman, Oklahoma that handed out 15 bachelors’s architecture and related services degrees in 2019-2020.
University of Oklahoma did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Architecture & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Oklahoma is $21,145 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Architecture & Related Services students.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this large public school awarded 102 degrees to qualified bachelors’s architecture and related services students in 2019-2020.
UTSA also made our “Best Architecture & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #12. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio is $13,853 for southwest region bachelor’s degree architecture & related services students.
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Texas State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas State is located in San Marcos, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s architecture and related services degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree architecture & related services students list, Texas State has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Architecture & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas State is $15,230 for southwest region bachelor’s degree architecture & related services students.
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Sam Houston State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. Sam Houston State University is located in Huntsville, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s architecture and related services degrees to qualified students.
SHSU also took the #15 spot in our “Best Architecture & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $14,617 for southwest region bachelor’s degree architecture & related services students per year to attend Sam Houston State University.
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University of North Texas came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. UNT is a large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 1 bachelors’s architecture and related services degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree architecture & related services students list, UNT has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Architecture & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of North Texas is $15,086 for southwest region bachelor’s degree architecture & related services students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Arlington, Texas, this large public school awarded 61 degrees to qualified bachelors’s architecture and related services students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree architecture & related services students list, UT Arlington has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Architecture & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at Arlington is $14,246 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Architecture & Related Services students.
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Prairie View A & M University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Prairie View A & M University is a medium-sized public school situated in Prairie View, Texas. It awarded 35 bachelors’s architecture and related services degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree architecture & related services students list, PVAMU has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Architecture & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend PVAMU is $14,582 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Architecture & Related Services students.
Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 243 bachelors’s architecture and related services degrees in 2019-2020.
ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Architecture & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $11,706 for southwest region bachelor’s degree architecture & related services students per year to attend ASU - Tempe.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
With a ranking of #13, University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 70 bachelors’s architecture and related services degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree architecture & related services students list, UNM has also earned the #16 rank in our “Best Architecture & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus is $14,446 for southwest region bachelor’s degree architecture & related services students.
With a ranking of #14, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 198 bachelors’s architecture and related services degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Architecture & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M College Station is $19,057 for southwest region bachelor’s degree architecture & related services students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #15. The University of Texas at Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 45 bachelors’s architecture and related services degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Austin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Architecture & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UT Austin is $18,023 for southwest region bachelor’s degree architecture & related services students.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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%.
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University of Arizona came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 154 bachelors’s architecture and related services degrees in 2019-2020.
University of Arizona also made our “Best Architecture & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #9. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arizona is $15,016 for southwest region bachelor’s degree architecture & related services students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
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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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- *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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