2023 Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Architecture & Related Services Master'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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the Southwest Region to see which master'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.
Top 10 Best Architecture & Related Services Master's Degree Schools
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 master’s degree in the Southwest Region . UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Austin are $22,944 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UT Austin is ranked #2 for overall quality for architecture and related services in the Southwest Region .
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UH are $18,871 a year.
UH excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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Out of the 10 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Lubbock.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Texas Tech also is in the top 10% of our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value architecture and related services schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Texas A&M College Station graduate students pay an average of $24,106 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Texas A&M College Station is ranked #5 for overall quality for architecture and related services in the Southwest Region .
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Prairie View A & M University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value architecture and related services schools in the Southwest Region . PVAMU is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Prairie View.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at PVAMU are $17,378 a year.
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The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree architecture and related services programs. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the city of Arlington.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Arlington are $24,005 a year.
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Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at ASU - Tempe are $24,432 per year.
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The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree architecture and related services programs. UTSA is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Antonio.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UTSA are $27,560 per year.
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University of New Mexico - Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UNM is a very large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.
UNM graduate students pay an average of $20,487 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Arizona came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Arizona are $33,644 per year.
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 10 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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