2023 Best Value Architectural History Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Architectural History School for You
Architectural History is the #328 most popular major in the country with 147 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Architectural History Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Southwest Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for architectural history students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Architectural History
Our analysis found The University of Texas at Austin to be the best value school for architectural history students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Austin are $40,996 per year.
UT Austin also made our Best Architectural History Schools in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #2.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Houston is a great value for architectural history students. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public school with a very large student population.
UH undergraduate students pay an average of $21,891 in tuition and fees each year.
UH also claimed a spot on our Best Architectural History Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Rice University is a great value for architectural history students. Rice is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Rice are $52,895 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Rice is ranked #1 for overall quality for architectural history in the Southwest Region .
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Architectural History Schools in the Southwest Region list. UNM is a very large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNM are $25,243 per year.
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Explore the best architectural history colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 3 |
| New Mexico | 17 |
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Majors Related to Architectural History
One of 8 majors within the area of study, architectural history has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Architectural History
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Architectural Sciences & Technology | 6,781 |
| General Architecture | 4,982 |
| Urban & Regional Planning | 2,419 |
| Landscape Architecture | 905 |
| Environmental Design | 741 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.
- 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 the rest 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).
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