2025 Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Schools in the Southwest Region
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426Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Degrees Awarded
Ranked #126 in popularity, architectural & building sciences/technology is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for architectural & building sciences/technology students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 426 degrees in architectural & building sciences/technology to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology School
Your choice of architectural & building sciences/technology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Rankings by Degree Level
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Schools in the Southwest Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology in the Southwest Region
The schools below may not offer all types of architectural and building sciences/technology 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 and Building Sciences/Technology
45Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Degrees Awarded
The University of Texas at Austin is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in architectural & building sciences/technology. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #46 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.
There were about 45 architectural & building sciences/technology students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent year we have data available.
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Every student who is interested in architectural & building sciences/technology needs to look into University of Arizona. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #110 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means University of Arizona is a great university overall.
There were roughly 71 architectural & building sciences/technology students who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent year we have data available.
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It's hard to beat Arizona State University - Tempe if you wish to pursue a degree in architectural & building sciences/technology. ASU - Tempe is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Tempe. A Best Colleges rank of #108 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means ASU - Tempe is a great university overall.
There were approximately 57 architectural & building sciences/technology students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent data year.
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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in architectural & building sciences/technology. OSU is a fairly large public university located in the distant town of Stillwater. This university ranks 2nd out of 31 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oklahoma.
There were approximately 42 architectural & building sciences/technology students who graduated with this degree at OSU in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 14th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were about 15 architectural & building sciences/technology students who graduated with this degree at UH in the most recent year we have data available.
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Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #304 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UT Arlington is a great university overall.
There were roughly 45 architectural & building sciences/technology students who graduated with this degree at UT Arlington in the most recent data year.
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Located in the large city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 23rd out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were about 36 architectural & building sciences/technology students who graduated with this degree at UTSA in the most recent data year.
UNM is a fairly large public university located in the city of Albuquerque. This university ranks 1st out of 24 schools for overall quality in the state of New Mexico.
There were about 18 architectural & building sciences/technology students who graduated with this degree at UNM in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
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