2023 Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Architecture & Related Services Bachelor's Degree School for You
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 Value Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for architecture and related services students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Architecture & Related Services Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Skysong the best value school in the Southwest Region 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.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ASU - Skysong are $13,092 per year.
ASU - Skysong also claimed a spot on our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of North Texas helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value architecture and related services schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a very large student population.
UNT undergraduate students pay an average of $20,906 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Houston helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value architecture and related services schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UH are $21,891 per year.
UH excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a great value for architecture and related services students working on their bachelor’s degree. OSU is a very large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at OSU are $24,764 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, OSU also is in the top 15% of our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Oklahoma are $25,116 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, University of Oklahoma also did well on our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on this year’s best value schools for architecture and related services students working on their bachelor’s degree. UT Austin is a fairly 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 took the #2 spot in our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.
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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 architecture and related services students working on their bachelor’s degree. UT Arlington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Arlington.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Arlington are $29,299 per year.
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Texas Tech University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Texas Tech are $24,121 a year.
Texas Tech also claimed a spot on our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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Rice University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value 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 city of Houston.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rice are $52,895 per year.
Rice also made our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #1.
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With a ranking of #10, Prairie View A & M University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for architecture and related services students working on their bachelor’s degree. PVAMU is a moderately-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.
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Request InformationBest Architecture & Related Services Colleges by State
Explore the best architecture and related services schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 618 |
| Texas | 1,281 |
| New Mexico | 169 |
| Oklahoma | 68 |
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Architecture & Related Services Related Majors for Architecture & Related Services
Architecture & Related Services Majors to Study
| 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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Architecture & Related Services
| 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.
- 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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