2023 Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor's Degree Schools in Texas
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Architecture & Related Services Bachelor's Degree School for You
With 1,281 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, architecture and related services is the #28 most popular major in Texas.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
The Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor's Degree Schools in Texas ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Texas to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for architecture and related services students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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.
Best Texas Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Architecture/Urban Planning
Our analysis found The University of Texas at Austin to be the best value school for architecture and related services students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Texas. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.
UT Austin undergraduate students pay an average of $11,752 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
UT Austin also made our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list, coming in at #2.
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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 Texas list. Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNT are $11,090 per year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Houston is a great value for architecture and related services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public school with a fairly large student population.
UH undergraduate students pay an average of $9,699 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UH also did well on our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Out of the 9 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Texas A&M College Station are $12,204 a year.
Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Arlington. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. UT Arlington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Arlington.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Arlington are $11,727 per year.
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Prairie View A & M University 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 #6 on the list. PVAMU is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Prairie View.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at PVAMU are $11,299 a year.
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The University of Texas at San Antonio ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. UTSA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Antonio.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UTSA are $9,231 a year.
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Texas Tech University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.
Texas Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $11,852 in in-state tuition and fees each 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 Texas list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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With a ranking of #9, 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 large city of Houston.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Rice are $52,895 a year.
Rice also took the #1 spot in our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas rankings.
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Request InformationBest Value Architecture & Related Services Colleges in the Southwest Region
Explore all the Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 618 |
| 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 9 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.