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2022 Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

7 Ranked Colleges
89 Degrees Awarded
$12,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 938 people earned their degree in architectural engineering, making the major the 433rd most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 89 architectural engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in architectural engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent architectural engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the architectural engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Colleges for Architectural Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #1 spot on the list. UT Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 34 ’s architectural engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also made our “Best Architectural Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas at Austin is $13,575 for Southwest Region Architectural Engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Architectural Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. OSU is a large school located in Stillwater, Oklahoma that handed out 14 ’s architectural engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Architectural Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is $9,962 for southwest region architectural engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s architectural engineering degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best Architectural Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M University - College Station is $13,270 for Southwest Region Architectural Engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

Read more about Architectural Engineering at Texas A&M College Station

#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified ’s architectural engineering students in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Architectural Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Arizona is $11,466 for southwest region architectural engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full University of Arizona Architectural Engineering Report

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the #5 spot on the list. Texas A&M University - Kingsville is located in Kingsville, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 ’s architectural engineering degrees to qualified students.

Texas A&M Kingsville also made our “Best Architectural Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M University - Kingsville is $11,721 for Southwest Region Architectural Engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

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The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Arlington, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s architectural engineering degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

UT Arlington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Architectural Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at Arlington is $12,974 for Southwest Region Architectural Engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Norman, Oklahoma, this large public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified ’s architectural engineering students in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma also took the #4 spot in our “Best Architectural Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $17,285 for Southwest Region Architectural Engineering students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 4.7% 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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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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