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

15 Colleges
$54,907 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 Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the Southwest Region to see which master's degree programs were the most popular 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 master's degree.

Our analysis found Arizona State University - Tempe to be the most popular school for architecture and related services students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

About 42% of the students majoring in architecture and related services at the school are women while 58% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Austin 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 . UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

Women make up 52% of the architecture and related services majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Arlington. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Arlington is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Arlington.

Women make up 50% of the architecture and related services majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of New Mexico - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular architecture and related services schools in the Southwest Region . UNM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.

Women make up 52% of the architecture and related services majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular architecture and related services schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 55% of the architecture and related services majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for architecture and related services students working on their master’s degree. UTSA is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Antonio.

Of the 50 students majoring in architecture and related services at UTSA, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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#7

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

Of the 42 students majoring in architecture and related services at Texas Tech, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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#8

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for architecture and related services students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a very large student population.

About 42% of the students majoring in architecture and related services at the school are women while 58% are male.

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#9

Prairie View A & M University

Prairie View, TX

Prairie View A & M University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. PVAMU is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Prairie View.

About 50% of the students majoring in architecture and related services at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#10

Rice University

Houston, TX

Rice University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Rice is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

Of the 16 students majoring in architecture and related services at Rice, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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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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