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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Architectural Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

7 Ranked Colleges
89 Degrees Awarded
$20,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Architectural Engineering is the 433rd most popular major in the country with 938 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 89 architectural engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 89 architectural engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the architectural engineering program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Architectural Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. UT Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 34 bachelors’s architectural engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Architectural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $20,454 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Architectural Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend The University of Texas at Austin.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low 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%.

Read full report on Architectural Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin

#3 in overall quality

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 for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, this large public school handed out 14 degrees to qualified bachelors’s architectural engineering students in 2019-2020.

OSU also made our “Best Architectural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend OSU is $18,978 for southwest region bachelor’s degree architectural engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

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

Read full report on Architectural Engineering at OSU

#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 4 bachelors’s architectural engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also took the #5 spot in our “Best Architectural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Arizona is $20,200 for southwest region bachelor’s degree architectural engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

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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#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This medium-sized school is located in Kingsville, Texas, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s architectural engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Kingsville also made our “Best Architectural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville is $19,635 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Architectural Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Arlington. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Arlington, Texas, this large public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s architectural engineering students in 2019-2020.

UT Arlington also made our “Best Architectural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for UT Arlington is $16,473 for southwest region bachelor’s degree architectural engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Architectural Engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington

#2 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 1 bachelors’s architectural engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Architectural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M College Station is $26,028 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Architectural Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.9% 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 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Texas A&M College Station Architectural Engineering Report

#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a large school located in Norman, Oklahoma that handed out 9 bachelors’s architectural engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma also made our “Best Architectural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend University of Oklahoma is $24,730 for southwest region bachelor’s degree architectural engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

Full University of Oklahoma Architectural Engineering Report

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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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