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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Architectural Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

7 Ranked Colleges
89 Degrees Awarded
$12,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 938 people earned their degree in architectural engineering, making the major the 433rd most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 89 architectural engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 89 architectural engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in architectural engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent architectural engineering 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 architectural engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree architectural engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Architectural Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s architectural engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Architectural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $13,575 for southwest region bachelor’s degree architectural engineering students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UT Austin.

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 student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UT Austin Architectural Engineering Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. OSU is a large public school situated in Stillwater, Oklahoma. It awarded 14 bachelors’s architectural engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Architectural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $9,962 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Architectural Engineering students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend OSU.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Architectural Engineering Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Texas A&M College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 1 bachelors’s architectural engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree architectural engineering students whose families make $30-$48k list, Texas A&M College Station has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Architectural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M College Station is $13,270 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Architectural Engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Read more about Architectural Engineering at Texas A&M College Station

#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 4 bachelors’s architectural engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Architectural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arizona is $11,466 for southwest region bachelor’s degree architectural engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Architectural Engineering at University of Arizona

#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Texas A&M University - Kingsville is a public institution located in Kingsville, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M Kingsville, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Architectural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville is $11,721 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Architectural Engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#6 in overall quality

The University of Texas at Arlington ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Arlington, Texas, this large public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s architectural engineering students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Arlington, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Architectural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $12,974 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Architectural Engineering students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend The University of Texas at Arlington.

Full UT Arlington Architectural Engineering Report

#4 in overall quality

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #7. Norman, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s architectural engineering degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree architectural engineering students whose families make $30-$48k list, University of Oklahoma has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Architectural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Oklahoma is $17,285 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Architectural Engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.7% 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 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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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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