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2022 Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value 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 in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school awarded 34 degrees to qualified ’s architectural engineering students in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also took the #1 spot in our “Best Architectural Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UT Austin is $12,203 for Southwest Region 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 97%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, this large public school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified ’s architectural engineering students in 2019-2020.

OSU also made our “Best Architectural Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $8,669 for Southwest Region Architectural Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend OSU.

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 join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Texas A&M University - College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Architectural Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M University - College Station is $11,454 for Southwest Region Architectural Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools 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. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified ’s architectural engineering students in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also took the #5 spot in our “Best Architectural Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arizona is $10,562 for Southwest Region Architectural Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

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

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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 in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This medium-sized school is located in Kingsville, Texas, and it awarded 17 ’s architectural engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Kingsville also took the #7 spot in our “Best Architectural Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $11,105 for southwest region architectural engineering students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville.

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The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Architectural Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $11,811 for southwest region architectural engineering students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend The University of Texas at Arlington.

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

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Norman, Oklahoma, and it awarded 9 ’s architectural engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region architectural engineering students whose families make $0-$30k list, University of Oklahoma has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Architectural Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is $16,675 for Southwest Region 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

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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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