Find Grad Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Best Value Architectural Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Find Schools Near

2023 Best Value Architectural Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$27,852 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$56,964 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Master's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, architectural sciences and technology was ranked #66 in the country. In fact 3,366 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Architectural Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Southwest Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for architect science students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Architectural Sciences & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Architectural Sciences & Technology Master's Degree Colleges.

Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Architectural Sciences

#1

University of Houston

Houston, TX

Our 2023 rankings named University of Houston the best value school in the Southwest Region for architectural sciences and technology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UH are $18,871 a year.

UH excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Architectural Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

Read More…

Out of the 8 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Arlington landed the # 2 spot on the list. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the city of Arlington.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Arlington are $24,005 per year.

Read More…

#3

Rice University

Houston, TX

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Rice University is a great value for architectural sciences and technology students working on their master’s degree. Rice is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Rice are $49,941 a year.

Rice did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Architectural Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

Read More…

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a great value for architectural sciences and technology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Oklahoma are $23,876 a year.

Read More…

The excellent master’s degree programs at The University of Texas at San Antonio helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value architectural sciences and technology schools in the Southwest Region . UTSA is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Antonio.

UTSA graduate students pay an average of $27,560 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Architectural Sciences & Technology at The University of Texas at San Antonio

With a ranking of #6, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on this year’s best value schools for architectural sciences and technology students working on their master’s degree. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at ASU - Tempe are $24,432 a year.

Full Architectural Sciences & Technology at Arizona State University - Tempe Report

University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree architectural sciences and technology programs. UNM is a very large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNM are $20,487 per year.

Read full report on Architectural Sciences & Technology at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

#8

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Architectural Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a fairly large student population.

University of Arizona graduate students pay an average of $33,644 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Architectural Sciences & Technology at University of Arizona

Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best architectural sciences and technology schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 118
Arizona 78
Oklahoma 5
New Mexico 41

Architectural Sciences & Technology is one of 8 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Urban & Regional Planning 1,613
General Architecture 1,096
Landscape Architecture 285
Real Estate Development 223
Interior Architecture 169

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 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 SSR2000.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Featured Schools

Find Graduate Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited graduate schools across the U.S.