2023 Best Value General Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Architecture School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, general architecture was ranked #130 in the country. In fact 4,982 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
The Best Value General Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Southwest Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for architecture students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best General Architecture Schools
Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Austin the best value school in the Southwest Region for general architecture students. 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. On average, architecture graduates from UT Austin take out $21,000 in student loans while working on their degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $266.
UT Austin also made our Best General Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #2.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value General Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UH are $21,891 per year. While working on their degree, architecture majors at UH accumulate an average of around $27,226 in student debt.
UH excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best General Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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The excellent programs at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general architecture schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public school with a fairly large student population.
University of Oklahoma undergraduate students pay an average of $25,116 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, University of Oklahoma also did well on our Best General Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great value for general architecture students. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Texas A&M College Station are $38,855 a year. After completing their degree, architecture graduates from Texas A&M College Station carry an average student debtload of $19,500. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $378.
Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best General Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value General Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Lubbock.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas Tech are $24,121 per year. Architecture majors at Texas Tech take out an average of $23,500 in student loans while working on their egree.
Texas Tech excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best General Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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Prairie View A & M University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value general architecture programs. PVAMU is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Prairie View.
PVAMU undergraduate students pay an average of $26,874 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, architecture graduates from PVAMU carry an average student debtload of $31,000.
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With a ranking of #7, The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general architecture students. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the large city of Arlington.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UT Arlington are $29,299 a year. After completing their degree, architecture graduates from UT Arlington carry an average student debtload of $25,382.
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Rice University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for general architecture students. It came in at #8 on the list. Rice is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rice are $52,895 per year.
Rice also took the #1 spot in our Best General Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.
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Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value General Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ASU - Tempe are $29,438 per year. After completing their degree, architecture graduates from ASU - Tempe carry an average student debtload of $22,000.
ASU - Tempe excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best General Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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The University of Texas at San Antonio came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UTSA is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Antonio.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UTSA are $21,528 per year. The average amount in student loans that architecture majors at UTSA take out is $23,000. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $93.
Request InformationBest General Architecture Colleges by State
Explore the best general architecture colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 810 |
| Arizona | 70 |
| Oklahoma | 11 |
| New Mexico | 58 |
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General Architecture Related Majors for Architecture
General Architecture is one of 8 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Architectural Sciences & Technology | 6,781 |
| Urban & Regional Planning | 2,419 |
| Landscape Architecture | 905 |
| Environmental Design | 741 |
| Interior Architecture | 728 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 11 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Danichou.
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