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2023 Best Value General Architecture Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$24,051 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best General Architecture Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, general architecture was ranked #135 in the country. In fact 1,096 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value General Architecture Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for architecture students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value General Architecture Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

Check out the architecture graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in General Architecture

Our 2023 rankings named Texas A&M University - College Station the best value school in the Southwest Region for general architecture students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Texas A&M College Station graduate students pay an average of $24,106 in tuition and fees each year.

Texas A&M College Station also made our Best General Architecture Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #1.

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Out of the 3 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the # 2 spot on the list. UTSA is a very large public school located in the large city of San Antonio.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UTSA are $27,560 a year.

Read full report on General Architecture at The University of Texas at San Antonio

Out of the 3 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. UNM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.

UNM graduate students pay an average of $20,487 in tuition and fees each year.

Full General Architecture at University of New Mexico - Main Campus Report

Best General Architecture Colleges by State

Explore the best general architecture schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 180
Arizona 11
Oklahoma 0
New Mexico 2

General Architecture is one of 8 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Architectural Sciences & Technology 3,366
Urban & Regional Planning 1,613
Landscape Architecture 285
Real Estate Development 223
Interior Architecture 169

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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 Danichou.

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