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2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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 $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 6,631 people earned their degree in architectural sciences and technology, making the major the 128th most popular in the United States. 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.

This year’s “Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in architectural sciences and technology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent architectural sciences and technology programs, but they also 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 $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Architectural Sciences & Technology (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#1

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. UH is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 27 masters’s architect science degrees in 2019-2020.

UH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 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 UH are $18,689.

Full University of Houston Architectural Sciences & Technology Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this large public school handed out 25 diplomas to qualified masters’s architect science students in 2019-2020.

UTSA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at San Antonio are $25,807, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #3 spot on the list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s architect science degrees to 44 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree architect science students whose families make $30-$48k list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Architectural Sciences & Technology at Arizona State University - Tempe

#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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 15 masters’s architect science degrees in 2019-2020.

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.

Read more about Architectural Sciences & Technology at University of Arizona

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Arlington. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Arlington, the school also landed the #3 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 UT Arlington are $23,376.

Read more about Architectural Sciences & Technology at UT Arlington

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Norman, Oklahoma, this large public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified masters’s architect science students in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma also made our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma are $23,236, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Oklahoma Architectural Sciences & Technology Report

#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 $30-$48k list. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s architect science degrees to 26 students in 2019-2020.

UNM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Mexico - Main Campus are $19,890, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UNM Architectural Sciences & Technology Report

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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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