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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

15 Colleges
$27,798 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$44,169 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 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.

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

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 medium-sized city of Scottsdale.

ASU - Skysong undergraduate students pay an average of $13,092 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, ASU - Skysong also is in the top 10% of our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.

Full Architecture & Related Services at Arizona State University - Skysong Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized 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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#3

University of Houston

Houston, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UH undergraduate students pay an average of $21,891 in tuition and fees each 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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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.

OSU undergraduate students pay an average of $24,764 in tuition and fees each year.

OSU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

Full Architecture & Related Services at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Report

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 school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at University of Oklahoma are $25,116 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, University of Oklahoma also is in the top 20% of our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.

Full Architecture & Related Services at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Report

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.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UT Austin are $40,996 a year.

UT Austin not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

Full Architecture & Related Services at The University of Texas at Austin Report

The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree architecture and related services programs. UT Arlington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Arlington.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UT Arlington are $29,299 a year.

Full Architecture & Related Services at The University of Texas at Arlington Report

#8

Rice University

Houston, TX

With a ranking of #8, Rice University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for architecture and related services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Rice is a medium-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 not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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#8

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

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 city of Lubbock.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Texas Tech are $24,121 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Texas Tech also did well on our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Architecture & Related Services at Texas Tech University Report

#10

Prairie View A & M University

Prairie View, TX

Prairie View A & M University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. PVAMU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Prairie View.

PVAMU undergraduate students pay an average of $26,874 in tuition and fees each year.

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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

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.

  • 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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