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2023 Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in the Southwest Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

12 Colleges
$30,038 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$45,592 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 12 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value 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 .

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 degree in the Southwest Region . UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Austin are $40,996 per year. While working on their degree, architecture and related services majors at UT Austin accumulate an average of around $21,000 in student debt. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $266.

UT Austin also took the #2 spot in our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.

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#2

University of Houston

Houston, TX

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Houston is a great value for architecture and related services students. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public school with a very large student population.

UH undergraduate students pay an average of $21,891 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that architecture and related services majors at UH take out is $27,226.

UH excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in the Southwest Region list.

Full Architecture & Related Services at University of Houston Report

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 #3 on this year’s Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public college with a very large student population.

University of Oklahoma undergraduate students pay an average of $25,116 in tuition and fees each year.

University of Oklahoma excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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Out of the 12 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $38,855 per year. After completing their degree, architecture and related services graduates from Texas A&M College Station carry an average student debtload of $20,936. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $378.

Texas A&M College Station did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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#5

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

The excellent programs at Texas Tech University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best architecture and related services schools in the Southwest Region . Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas Tech are $24,121 per year. The average amount in student loans that architecture and related services majors at Texas Tech take out is $23,500.

Texas Tech also claimed a spot on our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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$29,299 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well on this year’s best value schools for architecture and related services students. 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. After completing their degree, architecture and related services graduates from UT Arlington carry an average student debtload of $25,382.

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#7

Prairie View A & M University

Prairie View, TX
$26,874 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Prairie View A & M University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for architecture and related services students. PVAMU is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Prairie View.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at PVAMU are $26,874 per year. While working on their degree, architecture and related services majors at PVAMU accumulate an average of around $31,000 in student debt.

Full Architecture & Related Services at Prairie View A & M University Report

#8

Rice University

Houston, TX

Rice University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value architecture and related services programs. Rice is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Rice are $52,895 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Rice is ranked #1 for overall quality for architecture and related services in the Southwest Region .

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Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the city of Tempe.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ASU - Tempe are $29,438 a year. The average amount in student loans that architecture and related services majors at ASU - Tempe take out is $22,681. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $436, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

ASU - Tempe excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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

$21,528 Average Tuition & Fees

The University of Texas at San Antonio ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in the Southwest Region list. UTSA is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Antonio.

UTSA undergraduate students pay an average of $21,528 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, architecture and related services graduates from UTSA carry an average student debtload of $23,000. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $93.

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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 12 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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