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

11 Ranked Colleges
714 Degrees Awarded
$42,553 Avg Salary
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Southwest Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

General Architecture is the 127th most popular major in the country with 4,814 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , general architecture graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $49,038 and had an average of $30,541 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 910 general architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,912 and $27,846 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 714 general 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 general architecture. That schools that top this list have a program in general architecture in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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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 General Architecture in the Southwest Region

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Prairie View A & M University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Southwest Region. Prairie View, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s architecture degrees to 37 students 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%.

Full Prairie View A & M University General Architecture Report

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Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school awarded 117 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s architecture students in 2021-2022.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Architecture at Texas Tech

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Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s architecture degrees to 63 students 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 General Architecture at UNM

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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. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s architecture degrees to 69 students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full The University of Texas at San Antonio General Architecture Report

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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.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full UH General Architecture Report

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Rice University
Houston, Texas

Rice University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Houston, Texas, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 16 degrees to qualified bachelors’s architecture students 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 impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Rice University General Architecture Report

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The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Arlington, Texas, and it awarded 80 bachelors’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 more about General Architecture at UT Arlington

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Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 90 bachelors’s degrees 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Texas A&M College Station General Architecture Report

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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. The University of Texas at Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 65 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full UT Austin General Architecture Report

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Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Arizona State University - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 70 bachelors’s architecture degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Full ASU - Tempe General Architecture Report

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Norman, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s architecture degrees to 12 students in 2021-2022.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.

Read full report on General Architecture at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

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