2024 Best Architectural Studies Schools in the Southwest Region

Architectural Studies degree programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major ranks #1371 out of the 1506 majors we look at each year. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

There was only one school in the Southwest Region to review for the 2024 Best Architectural Studies Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.

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• Best Overall Architectural Studies Schools List

Architectural Studies Rankings by Degree Level

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 Best Architectural Studies Schools in the Southwest Region list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Architectural Studies in the Southwest Region

The schools below may not offer all types of architectural studies degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Southwest Region Schools in Architectural Studies

1

Rice University
Houston, TX

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Rice University is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in architectural studies. Rice is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Houston.More information about a degree in architectural studies from Rice University

2

University of Houston
Houston, TX

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in architectural studies has to look into University of Houston. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in architectural studies from University of Houston

Best Architectural Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best architectural studies schools for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	905	2

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Rankings in Majors Related to Architectural Studies

One of 3 majors within the Architectural History area of study, Architectural Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Architectural Studies

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Architectural History & Criticism, General	18

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.