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With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 17,325 people earned their degree in architecture and related services, making the major the 29th most popular in the United States. 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 612 architecture and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 15 colleges that offered a degree 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 Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Southwest Region”.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The School of Architecture landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Scottsdale, Arizona, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 degrees to qualified masters’s architecture and related services students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Master’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 #2 spot on the list. Prairie View, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s architecture and related services degrees to 30 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Southwest Region list. UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 61 masters’s architecture and related services degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rice University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Houston, Texas, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 16 degrees to qualified masters’s architecture and related services students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
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Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #5 spot on the list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s architecture and related services degrees to 50 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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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Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s architecture and related services degrees to 128 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
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The University of Texas at Austin came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s architecture and related services degrees to 100 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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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With a ranking of #8, Texas Tech University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech University is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 42 masters’s architecture and related services degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Full Texas Tech University Architecture & Related Services Report
The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Southwest Region ranking. The University of Texas at Arlington is located in Arlington, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 62 masters’s architecture and related services degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.
Full UT Arlington Architecture & Related Services Report
University of Arizona ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 36 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M University - College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 58 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Architecture & Related Services at Texas A&M University - College Station
Texas Southern University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. Texas Southern University is a medium-sized public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 3 masters’s architecture and related services degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Texas Southern University Architecture & Related Services Report
University of Houston came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Houston is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 masters’s architecture and related services degrees to qualified students.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Architecture & Related Services at UH
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Oklahoma is a large school located in Norman, Oklahoma that handed out 5 masters’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 87%. 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%.
Read more about Architecture & Related Services at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
University of North Texas came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UNT is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full UNT Architecture & Related Services Report
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