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Best Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

2023 Best Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

15 Colleges
$44,169 Avg Salary
$25,409 Avg Student Debt

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, architecture and related services was ranked #29 in the country. In fact 17,325 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the Southwest Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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The colleges and universities below are the best for architecture and related services majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Austin the best school in the Southwest Region for architecture and related services students working on their bachelor’s degree. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.

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#2

Rice University

Houston, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rice University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Rice is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of North Texas helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best architecture and related services schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a very large student population.

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Out of the 15 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. OSU is a very large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater.

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Out of the 15 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public college with a very large student population.

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#6

University of Houston

Houston, TX

University of Houston landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree architecture and related services programs. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for architecture and related services students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well on this year’s best schools for architecture and related services students working on their bachelor’s degree. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Scottsdale.

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The University of Texas at Arlington ranked #9 on this year’s Best Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the city of Arlington.

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Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for architecture and related services students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tempe.

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Explore the best architecture and related services colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 618
Texas 1,281
New Mexico 169
Oklahoma 68

Major Annual Graduates
Architectural Sciences & Technology 6,781
General Architecture 4,982
Urban & Regional Planning 2,419
Landscape Architecture 905
Environmental Design 741
Interior Architecture 728
Real Estate Development 420
Architecture (Other) 202
Architectural History 147

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 254,454
Engineering 198,468
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Engineering Technologies 85,188
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 15 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Lorenzo Cafaro.

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