2023 Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Architectural Engineering School for You
Architectural Engineering is the #237 most popular major in the country with 1,012 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Southwest Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for architectural engineering 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. 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.
Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Architectural Engineering
Our analysis found Oklahoma State University - Main Campus to be the best value school for architectural engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . OSU is a very large public school located in the town of Stillwater.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at OSU are $24,764 per year.
OSU also claimed a spot on our Best Architectural Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Oklahoma are $25,116 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, University of Oklahoma also is in the top 20% of our Best Architectural Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school 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.
Texas A&M College Station also made our Best Architectural Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #4.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Austin is a great value for architectural engineering students. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UT Austin are $40,996 a year. On average, architectural engineering graduates from UT Austin take out $26,987 in student loans while working on their degree.
UT Austin also made our Best Architectural Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #2.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Arizona are $35,153 per year.
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The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the large city of Arlington.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Arlington are $29,299 per year.
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With a ranking of #7, Texas A&M University - Kingsville did quite well on this year’s best value schools for architectural engineering students. Located in the town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Texas A&M Kingsville are $25,746 a year. The average amount in student loans that architectural engineering majors at Texas A&M Kingsville take out is $30,000.
Request InformationBest Architectural Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best architectural engineering colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 112 |
| Arizona | 10 |
| Oklahoma | 22 |
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Majors Related to Architectural Engineering
One of 40 majors within the area of study, architectural engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Architectural Engineering
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | 46,178 |
| Electrical Engineering | 28,844 |
| Civil Engineering | 21,388 |
| Computer Engineering | 17,987 |
| Chemical Engineering | 12,917 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 7 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.
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