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2022 Best Value Colleges for Environmental Design & Architecture in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

5 Ranked Colleges
149 Degrees Awarded
$14,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Environmental Design Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Environmental Design Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Environmental Design & Architecture is the 500th most popular major in the country with 724 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 149 environmental design and architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Environmental Design Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in environmental design and architecture. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality environmental design and architecture programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the environmental design and architecture program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The environmental design school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Environmental Design Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Environmental Design Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region environmental design students with aid.

Top 5 Best Value Colleges for Environmental Design & Architecture in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Environmental Design Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. UT Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 13 ’s environmental design degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region environmental design students with aid list, UT Austin has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Environmental Design & Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $18,023 for Southwest Region Environmental Design students with aid per year to attend The University of Texas at Austin.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 2.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Environmental Design & Architecture at UT Austin

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Environmental Design Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school awarded 83 degrees to qualified ’s environmental design students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Tempe, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Environmental Design & Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $11,706 for southwest region environmental design students with aid 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 Environmental Design & Architecture at Arizona State University - Tempe

#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Environmental Design Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified ’s environmental design students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region environmental design students with aid list, Texas Tech has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Environmental Design & Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas Tech University is $17,571 for Southwest Region Environmental Design students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Environmental Design & Architecture at Texas Tech University

#4

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 #4 for the Best Value Environmental Design Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. University of Houston is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region environmental design students with aid list, UH has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Environmental Design & Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UH is $12,838 for southwest region environmental design students with aid.

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

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#5

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Design Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 20 ’s environmental design degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Environmental Design & Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $14,446 for southwest region environmental design students with aid per year to attend UNM.

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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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