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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Architectural Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

7 Ranked Colleges
89 Degrees Awarded
$11,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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Architectural Engineering is the 234th most popular major in the country with 938 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, architectural engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $62,977 and had an average of $25,140 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 89 architectural engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,200 and $22,258 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in architectural engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality architectural engineering programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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 $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Architectural Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school awarded 34 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s architectural engineering students 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. The yearly cost to attend UT Austin is $12,203 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Architectural Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

Full The University of Texas at Austin Architectural Engineering Report

#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 $0-$30k. Located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, this large public school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s architectural engineering students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at OSU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Architectural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is $8,669 for southwest region bachelor’s degree architectural engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

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#2 in overall quality

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 for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 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. It costs about $11,454 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Architectural Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Texas A&M College Station.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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%.

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#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #4 spot on the list. 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Architectural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Arizona is $10,562 for southwest region bachelor’s degree architectural engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full University of Arizona Architectural Engineering Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Texas A&M University - Kingsville is a medium-sized school located in Kingsville, Texas that handed out 17 bachelors’s architectural engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree architectural engineering students whose families make $0-$30k list, Texas A&M Kingsville has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Architectural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M Kingsville is $11,105 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Architectural Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#6 in overall quality

The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. The University of Texas at Arlington is a large school located in Arlington, Texas that handed out 10 bachelors’s architectural engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Arlington also took the #6 spot in our “Best Architectural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UT Arlington is $11,811 for southwest region bachelor’s degree architectural engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#4 in overall quality

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. University of Oklahoma is a large public school situated in Norman, Oklahoma. It awarded 9 bachelors’s architectural engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Architectural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is $16,675 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Architectural Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Read more about Architectural Engineering at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

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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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