by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Architecture & Related Services is the 29th most popular major in the country with 17,325 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, architecture and related services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $49,602 and had an average of $25,146 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 2,152 architecture and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,592 and $23,465 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,317 architecture and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 17 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in architecture and related services. That schools that top this list have a program in architecture and related services in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Southwest Region”.
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Prairie View A & M University landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Prairie View, Texas, and it awarded 45 bachelors’s architecture and related services degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Architecture & Related Services at PVAMU
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rice University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Houston, Texas, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 37 degrees to qualified bachelors’s architecture and related services students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.2% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major 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 135 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Architecture & Related Services at Texas Tech
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s architecture and related services degrees to 78 students in 2020-2021.
Full University of New Mexico - Main Campus Architecture & Related Services Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Southwest Region. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s architecture and related services degrees to 144 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Full University of Arizona Architecture & Related Services Report
The University of Texas at San Antonio came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 94 bachelors’s architecture and related services degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Architecture & Related Services at The University of Texas at San Antonio
Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 209 bachelors’s architecture and related services degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Arizona State University - Tempe Architecture & Related Services Report
University of Houston landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UH is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 105 bachelors’s architecture and related services degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Houston Architecture & Related Services Report
Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Southwest Region ranking. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s architecture and related services degrees to 157 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.
Read more about Architecture & Related Services at Texas A&M College Station
With a ranking of #10, Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Scottsdale, Arizona, this large public school awarded 89 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s architecture and related services students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Architecture & Related Services at ASU - Skysong
The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Arlington is a large public school situated in Arlington, Texas. It awarded 80 bachelors’s architecture and related services degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Architecture & Related Services at The University of Texas at Arlington
With a ranking of #12, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Norman, Oklahoma, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s architecture and related services degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Architecture & Related Services at University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #13. This large school is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s architecture and related services degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #14. The University of Texas at Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 56 bachelors’s architecture and related services degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Architecture & Related Services at UT Austin
Texas State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #15. Texas State is a public institution located in San Marcos, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Architecture & Related Services at Texas State
University of North Texas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #16. University of North Texas is a large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 10 bachelors’s architecture and related services degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read full report on Architecture & Related Services at University of North Texas
New Mexico State University - Main Campus came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this fairly large public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s architecture and related services students in 2020-2021.
Full NMSU Main Campus Architecture & Related Services Report
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