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2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Architecture in the Southwest Region

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Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on architecture Major in the Southwest Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on architecture Major in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2021-2022, 4,650 people earned their degree in architecture, making the major the 147th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 907 architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 714 architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,130 and $22,381 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on architecture Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in architecture. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in architecture.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on architecture Major in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on architecture Major in the Southwest Region”.

Top 11 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Architecture in the Southwest Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Prairie View A & M University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on architecture Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Prairie View, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 37 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s architecture students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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 full report on Architecture at Prairie View A & M University

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Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on architecture Major in the Southwest Region. Texas Tech University is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 117 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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 Architecture at Texas Tech University

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on architecture Major in the Southwest Region. This large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 63 bachelors’s architecture degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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 full report on Architecture at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on architecture Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 69 bachelors’s architecture degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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 full report on Architecture at UTSA

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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 #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on architecture Major in the Southwest Region. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s architecture degrees to 95 students in 2021-2022.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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 Architecture at UH

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Rice University
Houston, Texas

Rice University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on architecture Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Rice is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 16 bachelors’s architecture degrees in 2021-2022.

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 undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about Architecture at Rice

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The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on architecture Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. UT Arlington is a public institution located in Arlington, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 80 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Architecture at UT Arlington

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Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on architecture Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s architecture degrees to 90 students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Architecture at Texas A&M University - College Station

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The University of Texas at Austin ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on architecture Major in the Southwest Region list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s architecture degrees to 65 students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.

Read more about Architecture at The University of Texas at Austin

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Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on architecture Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #10. Arizona State University - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 70 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Arizona State University - Tempe Architecture Report

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on architecture Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. University of Oklahoma is a public institution located in Norman, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of Oklahoma Architecture Report

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