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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Architecture & Related Services for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Architecture & Related Services is the 29th most popular major in the country with 17,325 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, architecture and related services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $49,602 and had an average of $25,146 in loans still to pay off.
Across Texas, there were 1,295 architecture and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,607 and $22,513 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Architecture & Related Services for a Master’s” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in architecture and related services. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent architecture and related services programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the architecture and related services program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
The colleges and universities below are the best for texas master’s degree vets studying architecture & related services.
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 Texas for Architecture & Related Services for a Master’s. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school handed out 58 diplomas to qualified masters’s architecture and related services students in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #2.Among the 70,418 students enrolled at Texas A&M College Station, 5 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Texas A&M College Station offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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 A&M University - College Station Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Architecture & Related Services for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school awarded 100 degrees to qualified masters’s architecture and related services students in 2020-2021.
UT Austin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list.According to our most recent data, UT Austin supports 50,476 students, and 7 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,893. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for 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 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Architecture & Related Services for a Master’s. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school awarded 42 degrees to qualified masters’s architecture and related services students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas Tech, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking.Among the 40,322 students enrolled at Texas Tech University, 1,242 are 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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Texas Tech University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Texas Tech University]](/colleges/texas-tech-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Arlington. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Architecture & Related Services for a Master’s. UT Arlington is a large school located in Arlington, Texas that handed out 62 masters’s architecture and related services degrees in 2020-2021.
UT Arlington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list.Among the 48,072 students enrolled at The University of Texas at Arlington, 2,109 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,211 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,630. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. The University of Texas at Arlington does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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 UT Arlington]](/colleges/the-university-of-texas-at-arlington/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Architecture & Related Services for a Master’s list. The University of Texas at San Antonio is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 50 masters’s architecture and related services degrees to qualified students.
UTSA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list.Of the 34,742 students enrolled at The University of Texas at San Antonio, 3,565 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,847 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,531. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%.
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With a ranking of #6, Prairie View A & M University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Architecture & Related Services for a Master’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Prairie View, Texas, and it awarded 30 masters’s architecture and related services degrees in 2020-2021.
PVAMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list.According to our most recent data, PVAMU supports 9,248 students, and 571 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 156 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,470. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. PVAMU offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Full PVAMU Veteran Student Life Report
Rice University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Architecture & Related Services for a Master’s ranking. Rice is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 masters’s architecture and related services degrees to qualified students.
Rice did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list.Our most recent data shows that 157 of the 7,643 students enrolled at Rice were GI Bill® students, of which 80 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $18,656. During this same period, 68 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, 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%. 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.
Full Rice University Veteran Student Life Report
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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