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2027 Best Value Architectural Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Region

[Architectural Engineering Technology](/majors/engineering-technologies/architectural-engineering-technology/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.

To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for architectural engineering technology students.

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• Best Value Architectural Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Region

2027 Best Value Architectural Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Region

Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in architectural engineering technology, balancing cost against outcomes.

Best Value Architectural Engineering Technology Schools

1

Del Mar College
Corpus Christi, TX

$3,500 In-State Tuition & Fees

$7,476 Avg Student Debt

$38,656 Median Earnings (10yr)

For return on investment in architectural engineering technology, no school beat Del Mar College this year. Set in the city of Corpus Christi, Del Mar College is a large public institution. Students from in state pay about $3,500 in tuition and fees, while out-of-state students pay about $6,050. Students borrow a median of $7,476 to complete the architectural engineering technology program here. Soon after graduation, architectural engineering technology degree recipients from Del Mar College generally make around $40,661. That is a strong return on a $7,476 median debt.

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Tarrant County College District
Fort Worth, TX

$1,863 In-State Tuition & Fees

$15,148 Avg Student Debt

$42,727 Median Earnings (10yr)

Students looking for strong value in architectural engineering technology will find it at Tarrant County College District, which ranked #2. Located in the city of Fort Worth, Tarrant County College District is a very large public university. Students from in state pay about $1,863 in tuition and fees, while out-of-state students pay about $8,370. Typical student debt for architectural engineering technology graduates is $15,148. Early-career architectural engineering technology graduates make about $45,158. That is a strong return on a $15,148 median debt.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.