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2023 Best Value Architectural Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$30,070 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$41,306 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Architectural Sciences & Technology 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.

The Best Value Architectural Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Southwest Region to see which 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 Schools in the Southwest Region

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

Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Architectural Sciences

Our analysis found The University of Texas at Austin to be the best value school for architectural sciences and technology students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Austin are $40,996 per year.

UT Austin not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Architectural Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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#2

University of Houston

Houston, TX

The excellent programs at University of Houston helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best architectural sciences and technology schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public school with a very large student population.

UH undergraduate students pay an average of $21,891 in tuition and fees each year.

UH also claimed a spot on our Best Architectural Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Arlington is a great value for architectural sciences and technology students. UT Arlington is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Arlington.

UT Arlington undergraduate students pay an average of $29,299 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Architectural Sciences & Technology at The University of Texas at Arlington Report

#4

Rice University

Houston, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rice University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Architectural Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region list. Rice is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rice are $52,895 per year.

Rice also made our Best Architectural Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #1.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Oklahoma are $25,116 per year.

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$21,528 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well on this year’s best value schools for architectural sciences and technology students. UTSA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Antonio.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UTSA are $21,528 a year.

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With a ranking of #7, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on this year’s best value schools for architectural sciences and technology students. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the city of Tempe.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ASU - Tempe are $29,438 per year.

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$25,243 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for architectural sciences and technology students. UNM is a very large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.

UNM undergraduate students pay an average of $25,243 in tuition and fees each year.

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#9

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for architectural sciences and technology students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Arizona are $35,153 per year.

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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 9 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.

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