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Architecture & Related Services is the 29th most popular major in the country with 18,127 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , architecture & related services graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $49,642 and had an average of $35,149 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 2,188 architecture & related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,592 and $27,745 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,323 architecture & related services 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 & Related Services Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 17 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in architecture & related services. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in architecture & related services.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Southwest Region”.
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 & Related Services Major in the Southwest Region list. Prairie View, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s architecture & related services degrees to 37 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 more about Architecture & Related Services at Prairie View A & M University
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rice University landed the #2 spot on the list. Rice is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 38 bachelors’s architecture & related services degrees to qualified 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. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Rice University Architecture & Related Services Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 135 bachelors’s architecture & related services 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read full report on Architecture & Related Services at Texas Tech University
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 75 bachelors’s architecture & related services degrees to qualified students.
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 more about Architecture & Related Services at UNM
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 139 bachelors’s architecture & related services degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Arizona Architecture & Related Services Report
The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Southwest Region ranking. The University of Texas at San Antonio is a large school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 89 bachelors’s architecture & related services degrees 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%.
Read more about Architecture & Related Services at The University of Texas at San Antonio
Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. ASU - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 207 bachelors’s architecture & related services degrees in 2021-2022.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Arizona State University - Tempe Architecture & Related Services Report
University of Houston came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Houston is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 106 bachelors’s architecture & related services degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Architecture & Related Services at University of Houston
Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services 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 142 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. 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%.
Read more about Architecture & Related Services at Texas A&M College Station
Arizona State University - Skysong came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Scottsdale, Arizona, this large public school awarded 92 degrees to qualified bachelors’s architecture & related services students in 2021-2022.
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%.
Read full report on Architecture & Related Services at ASU - Skysong
The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Southwest Region ranking. The University of Texas at 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 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 & Related Services at The University of Texas at Arlington
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a public institution located in Norman, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Architecture & Related Services at University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Stillwater, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s architecture & related services degrees to 49 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Architecture & Related Services at OSU
The University of Texas at Austin landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Southwest Region ranking. The University of Texas at Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 65 bachelors’s architecture & related services degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Read more about Architecture & Related Services at UT Austin
Texas State University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas State University is a large public school situated in San Marcos, Texas. It awarded 14 bachelors’s architecture & related services degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Architecture & Related Services at Texas State University
University of North Texas ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Southwest Region list. UNT is a large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 17 bachelors’s architecture & related services degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Architecture & Related Services at University of North Texas
New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this fairly large public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s architecture & related services students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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 & Related Services at NMSU Main Campus
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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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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