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2023 Best Value General Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$27,677 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,912 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Architecture 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.

The Best Value General Architecture 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 7 schools in the Southwest Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for architecture students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Schools in the Southwest Region

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

Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality in General Architecture

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Austin the best value school in the Southwest Region for general architecture 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.

UT Austin also took the #2 spot in our Best General Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.

Read full report on General Architecture at The University of Texas at Austin

The excellent programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general architecture schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very 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 not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best General Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

The excellent programs at Texas Tech University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general architecture schools in the Southwest Region . Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Texas Tech are $24,121 a year.

Texas Tech also claimed a spot on our Best General Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

Full General Architecture at Texas Tech University Report

#4

Prairie View A & M University

Prairie View, TX
$26,874 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Prairie View A & M University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general architecture schools in the Southwest Region . PVAMU is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Prairie View.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at PVAMU are $26,874 a year.

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The excellent programs at Arizona State University - Tempe helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general architecture schools in the Southwest Region . 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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$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 general architecture students. UTSA is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Antonio.

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

Full General Architecture at The University of Texas at San Antonio Report

$25,243 Average Tuition & Fees

University of New Mexico - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Architecture Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UNM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNM are $25,243 a year.

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

Best General Architecture Colleges by State

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

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

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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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Danichou.

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