by our College Data Analytics Team
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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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 99 architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,505 and $37,295 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on architecture Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in architecture. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in architecture.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree architecture students.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on architecture Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The School of Architecture landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Paradise Valley, Arizona, and it awarded 3 masters’s architecture degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Prairie View A & M University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on architecture Major in the Southwest Region. This medium-sized school is located in Prairie View, Texas, and it awarded 20 masters’s architecture degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on architecture Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #3 spot on the list. Texas Tech University is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 44 masters’s architecture 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on architecture Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #4 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 5 masters’s architecture degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on architecture Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 27 masters’s architecture degrees to qualified students.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Architecture at Texas A&M College Station
University of New Mexico - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on architecture Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 63 masters’s architecture degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Rice University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on architecture Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Houston, Texas, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 16 diplomas to qualified masters’s architecture students in 2021-2022.
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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on architecture Major in the Southwest Region list. UT Arlington is a large public school situated in Arlington, Texas. It awarded 80 masters’s architecture 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 The University of Texas at Arlington
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