by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architectural Engineering Major in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Architectural Engineering is the 436th most popular major in the country with 1,012 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 144 architectural engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 144 architectural engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architectural Engineering Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in architectural engineering. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in architectural engineering.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architectural Engineering Major in the Southwest Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree architectural engineering students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architectural Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Kingsville, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 16 degrees to qualified bachelors’s architectural engineering students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architectural Engineering Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school handed out 64 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s architectural engineering students in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
Read more about Architectural Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architectural Engineering Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Arlington, Texas, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s architectural engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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 The University of Texas at Arlington Architectural Engineering Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architectural Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Oklahoma is a public institution located in Norman, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s 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%. 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 Architectural Engineering at University of Oklahoma
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architectural Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s architectural engineering 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Architectural Engineering Report
With a ranking of #6, University of Arizona did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architectural Engineering Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s architectural engineering 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 Architectural Engineering at University of Arizona
Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architectural Engineering 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 architectural engineering degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
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 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%.
Read full report on Architectural Engineering at Texas A&M College Station
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