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2023 Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$22,771 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,148 Avg Salary

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, architecture and related services was ranked #22 in the country. In fact 6,944 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Southwest Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for architecture and related services 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.

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Architecture & Related Services Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Architecture/Urban Planning

Our analysis found The University of Texas at Austin to be the best value school for architecture and related services students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southwest Region . UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Austin are $22,944 per year.

UT Austin also made our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #3.

Full Architecture & Related Services at The University of Texas at Austin Report

#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

Texas Tech graduate students pay an average of $17,698 in tuition and fees each year.

Texas Tech also claimed a spot on our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the 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 Architecture/Urban Planning Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #1.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Arlington is a great value for architecture and related services students working on their graduate certificate. UT Arlington is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Arlington.

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

Full Architecture & Related Services at The University of Texas at Arlington Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. UNM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNM are $20,487 a year.

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With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well on this year’s best value schools for architecture and related services students working on their graduate certificate. UTSA is a very 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.

Full Architecture & Related Services at The University of Texas at San Antonio Report

Explore the best architecture and related services schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 176
Texas 478
Oklahoma 5
New Mexico 72

Major Annual Graduates
Architectural Sciences & Technology 3,366
Urban & Regional Planning 1,613
General Architecture 1,096
Landscape Architecture 285
Real Estate Development 223
Interior Architecture 169
Environmental Design 114
Architectural History 45
Architecture (Other) 33

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 61,791
Computer & Information Sciences 60,971
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 28,851
Mathematics & Statistics 15,127
Physical Sciences 12,705

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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 Lorenzo Cafaro.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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