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2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

8 Ranked Colleges
391 Degrees Awarded
$19,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Architect Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Architect Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Architect Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 8 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the architectural sciences and technology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Architect Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region architect science students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 8 Best Value Colleges for Architectural Sciences & Technology (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Architect Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. OSU is a public institution located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 31 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU also made our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $18,978 for Southwest Region Architect Science students whose families make $75-$110k 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.

Full Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Architectural Sciences & Technology Report

#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Architect Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. University of Arizona is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 64 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arizona is $20,200 for southwest region architect science students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of Arizona Architectural Sciences & Technology Report

#3

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Architect Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. UH is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 27 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region architect science students whose families make $75-$110k list, UH has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UH is $18,844 for Southwest Region Architect Science students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Full UH Architectural Sciences & Technology Report

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Architect Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #4 spot on the list. UTSA is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 25 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UTSA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio is $18,275 for southwest region architect science students whose families make $75-$110k.

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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 in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Arlington, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s architect science degrees to 62 students in 2019-2020.

UT Arlington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at Arlington is $16,473 for Southwest Region Architect Science students whose families make $75-$110k.

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Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #6. ASU - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 44 ’s architect science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region architect science students whose families make $75-$110k list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $17,373 for southwest region architect science students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Arizona State University - Tempe.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Architectural Sciences & Technology at ASU - Tempe

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Architect Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Oklahoma is located in Norman, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 ’s architect science degrees to qualified students.

University of Oklahoma also made our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $24,730 for southwest region architect science students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of Oklahoma.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Architectural Sciences & Technology Report

#8

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

University of New Mexico - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Architect Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s architect science degrees to 26 students in 2019-2020.

UNM also took the #8 spot in our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $18,920 for Southwest Region Architect Science students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus.

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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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