2023 Best Value Architectural Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Architectural Engineering Technology Associate Degree School for You
Architectural Engineering Technology is the #242 most popular major in the country with 1,290 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Architectural Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Southwest Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for AE tech 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Architectural Engineering
Our analysis found Del Mar College to be the best value school for architectural engineering technology students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Corpus Christi, DMC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
DMC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,930 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tarrant County College District. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Architectural Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Fort Worth, Tarrant County College is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tarrant County College are $8,235 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Tarrant County College is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Architectural Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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Request InformationBest Architectural Engineering Technology Colleges by State
Explore the best architectural engineering technology colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 25 |
| Arizona | 1 |
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Majors Related to AE Tech
Architectural Engineering Technology is one of 18 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to AE Tech
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Industrial Production Technology | 11,906 |
| Electromechanical Engineering Technology | 10,593 |
| Drafting & Design Engineering Technology | 8,964 |
| Environmental Control Technology | 8,690 |
| Electronics Engineering Technology | 8,592 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 2 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.