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2023 Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

17 Colleges
$44,169 Avg Salary
$25,409 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Architecture & Related Services program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for architecture and related services majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Tempe the most popular school in the Southwest Region for architecture and related services students working on their bachelor’s degree. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the city of Tempe.

Of the 209 students majoring in architecture and related services at ASU - Tempe, 53% are male and 47% are female.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular architecture and related services schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 157 students majoring in architecture and related services at Texas A&M College Station, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 144 students majoring in architecture and related services at University of Arizona, 72% are male and 28% are female.

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#4

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Out of the 17 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

Women make up 48% of the architecture and related services majors at the school.

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#5

University of Houston

Houston, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public school with a very large student population.

About 52% of the students majoring in architecture and related services at the school are women while 48% are male.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree architecture and related services programs. UTSA is a very large public school located in the large city of San Antonio.

Women make up 56% of the architecture and related services majors at the school.

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Arizona State University - Skysong ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.

Of the 89 students majoring in architecture and related services at ASU - Skysong, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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With a ranking of #8, The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for architecture and related services students working on their bachelor’s degree. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the city of Arlington.

About 38% of the students majoring in architecture and related services at the school are women while 63% are male.

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

University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree architecture and related services programs. UNM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.

Women make up 45% of the architecture and related services majors at the school.

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The University of Texas at Austin came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

Women make up 61% of the architecture and related services majors at the school.

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

Explore the best architecture and related services colleges 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 17 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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