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2022 Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region

10 Ranked Colleges
609 Degrees Awarded
$23,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Architecture & Related Services is the 28th most popular major in the country with 17,480 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 609 architecture and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in architecture and related services. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality architecture and related services 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 architecture and related services program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” list to help you make the college decision.

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The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region.

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school awarded 70 degrees to qualified masters’s architecture and related services students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #1 spot in our “Best Architecture & Related Services 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 Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743.

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#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. Texas Tech University is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 33 masters’s architecture and related services degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Architecture & Related Services 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 Texas Tech University are $17,530.

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#2 in overall quality

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 & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. UT Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 100 masters’s architecture and related services degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full The University of Texas at Austin Architecture & Related Services Report

#4

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #4 spot on the list. UH is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 28 masters’s architecture and related services degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree architecture & related services students list, UH has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Prairie View A & M University

Prairie View, Texas
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Prairie View A & M University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. PVAMU is a public institution located in Prairie View, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 27 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

PVAMU also took the #8 spot in our “Best Architecture & Related Services 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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#6 in overall quality

The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Arlington, Texas, and it awarded 82 masters’s architecture and related services degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Arlington not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Arlington are $23,376, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5 in overall quality

Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 108 masters’s architecture and related services degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Architecture & Related Services 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 ASU - Tempe are $27,048.

Full Arizona State University - Tempe Architecture & Related Services Report

#9 in overall quality

The University of Texas at San Antonio ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this large public school awarded 31 degrees to qualified masters’s architecture and related services students in 2019-2020.

UTSA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Architecture & Related Services 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 UTSA are $25,807.

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#9

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a large population, and it awarded 42 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree architecture & related services students list, UNM has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Mexico - Main Campus are $19,890, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#10

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#4 in overall quality

University of Arizona landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 40 masters’s architecture and related services degrees to qualified students.

University of Arizona also made our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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