2023 Best Architecture Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region

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Texas A&M University - College Station
College Station, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for architecture for a Master’s. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s architecture degrees to 35 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree vets studying architecture list, Texas A&M College Station has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 5 of the 70,418 students enrolled at Texas A&M College Station were GI Bill® students, of which 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,925. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%.

Full Texas A&M College Station Veteran Student Life Report

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The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for architecture for a Master’s list. UT Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 52 masters’s architecture degrees in 2020-2021.

UT Austin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 7 of the 50,476 students enrolled at UT Austin were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,893. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UT Austin does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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

[Read full report on veteran student life at The University of Texas at Austin]](/colleges/the-university-of-texas-at-austin/student-life/veterans/)

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Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for architecture for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #3 spot on the list. Texas Tech University is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 38 masters’s architecture degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree vets studying architecture list, Texas Tech has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 40,322 students enrolled at Texas Tech, 1,242 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 630 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,480. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Texas Tech University Veteran Student Life Report

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Prairie View A & M University
Prairie View, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Prairie View A & M University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for architecture for a Master’s. Located in Prairie View, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 17 degrees to qualified masters’s architecture students in 2020-2021.

PVAMU also made our “Best Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4.Among the 9,248 students enrolled at Prairie View A & M University, 571 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 156 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,470. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Prairie View A & M University]](/colleges/prairie-view-a-and-m-university/student-life/veterans/)