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2023 Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$10,146 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,148 Avg Salary

Architecture & Related Services is the #23 most popular major in Texas with 478 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Texas to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for architecture and related services students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

Best Texas 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 Texas. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UT Austin are $12,050 a year.

UT Austin also took the #2 spot in our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas rankings.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value architecture and related services schools in Texas. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Texas A&M College Station are $10,733 a year.

Texas A&M College Station also made our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list, coming in at #1.

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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 architecture and related services students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UT Arlington are $10,853 a year.

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#4

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 #4 on this year’s Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas Tech are $9,518 per year.

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Out of the 5 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UTSA graduate students pay an average of $9,479 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Architecture & Related Services at The University of Texas at San Antonio

Explore all the Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 176
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 5 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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