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2023 Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in the Southwest Region

31 Colleges
$45,592 Avg Salary
$23,465 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 31 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular 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 .

Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Tempe the most popular school in the Southwest Region for architecture and related services students. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

After completing their degree, architecture and related services graduates from ASU - Tempe carry an average student debt load of $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.

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Out of the 31 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Architecture & Related Services majors at Texas A&M College Station take out an average of $20,936 in student loans while working on their egree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $378.

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#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

On average, architecture and related services graduates from Texas Tech take out $23,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Out of the 31 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the # 4 spot on the list. UTSA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Antonio.

While working on their degree, architecture and related services majors at UTSA accumulate an average of around $23,000 in student debt. 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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#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that architecture and related services majors at University of Arizona take out is $27,000. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $980, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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The University of Texas at Austin landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular architecture and related services programs. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

After completing their degree, architecture and related services graduates from UT Austin carry an average student debt load of $21,000. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $266.

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University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular architecture and related services programs. UNM is a very large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.

After completing their degree, architecture and related services graduates from UNM carry an average student debt load of $18,250.

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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. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the city of Arlington.

On average, architecture and related services graduates from UT Arlington take out $25,382 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#9

University of Houston

Houston, TX

University of Houston did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for architecture and related services students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public college with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, architecture and related services graduates from UH carry an average student debt load of $27,226.

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Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular architecture and related services programs. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the city of Scottsdale.

After completing their degree, architecture and related services graduates from ASU - Skysong carry an average student debt load of $26,875. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $436, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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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 25 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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