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

10 Colleges
$54,907 Avg Salary

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Architecture/Urban Planning Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs 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 master'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 master’s degree. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Architecture/Urban Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

University of Houston

Houston, TX

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Houston 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 large city of Houston, UH is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Arlington is a great place for architecture and related services students working on their master’s degree. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the city of Arlington.

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#5

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Out of the 10 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

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#6

Prairie View A & M University

Prairie View, TX

Prairie View A & M University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Architecture/Urban Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. PVAMU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Prairie View.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree architecture and related services programs. UTSA is a very large public school located in the city of San Antonio.

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#8

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Architecture/Urban Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on this year’s best schools for architecture and related services students working on their master’s degree. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.

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University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for architecture and related services students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. UNM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.

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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 10 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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