2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Architecture (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Architecture Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

General Architecture is the 111th most popular major in the country with 5,051 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general architecture graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $46,998 and had an average of $41,356 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 874 general architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,865 and $31,115 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 11 general architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Architecture Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in general architecture. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general architecture 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 general architecture 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Architecture Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Architecture Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Architecture Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Architecture (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Arizona State University - Tempe

Tempe, Arizona

#2 in overall quality

$27,048 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Architecture Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Architecture Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Architecture at Arizona State University - Tempe

#2

Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$22,743 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Architecture Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #2 spot on the list. Texas A&M College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s architecture degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Architecture Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Texas A&M University - College Station General Architecture Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Architecture (Income $75-$110k)

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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