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2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

7 Ranked Colleges
236 Degrees Awarded
$24,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

Architectural Sciences & Technology is the 128th most popular major in the country with 6,631 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, architectural sciences and technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $48,611 and had an average of $53,442 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 391 architectural sciences and technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 236 architectural sciences and technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in architectural sciences and technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great architectural sciences and technology programs and cost less that 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 sciences and technology program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree architect science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Architectural Sciences & Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school handed out 44 degrees to qualified masters’s architect science students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Architectural Sciences & Technology at Arizona State University - Tempe

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this large public school awarded 25 diplomas to qualified masters’s architect science students in 2019-2020.

UTSA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UTSA are $25,807.

Read more about Architectural Sciences & Technology at The University of Texas at San Antonio

#3

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school handed out 27 degrees to qualified masters’s architect science students in 2019-2020.

UH also took the #4 spot in our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UH Architectural Sciences & Technology Report

#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’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 located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 masters’s architect science degrees to qualified students.

University of Arizona also made our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Arizona Architectural Sciences & Technology Report

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #5 spot on the list. Arlington, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s architect science degrees to 62 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree architect science students whose families make $0-$30k list, UT Arlington has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Arlington are $23,376, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Architectural Sciences & Technology at The University of Texas at Arlington

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Norman, Oklahoma, this large public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s architect science students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Oklahoma, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma are $23,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Architectural Sciences & Technology at University of Oklahoma

#7

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#6 in overall quality

University of New Mexico - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 26 masters’s architect science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNM, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Mexico - Main Campus are $19,890.

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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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