2024 Best Architecture & Related Services Schools in the Plains States Region
6Colleges in the Plains States Region
1,156Architecture & Related Services Degrees Awarded
$47,929Avg Early-Career Salary
You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a degree in architecture & related services. It is ranked #29 out of 38 major degree programs in terms of popularity. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.
College Factual reviewed 6 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of architecture & related services. Combined, these schools handed out 1,156 degrees in architecture & related services to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Architecture & Related Services School
The architecture & related services program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Architecture & Related Services rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for architecture & related services schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Pick Your Architecture & Related Services Degree Level
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Architecture & Related Services Schools in the Plains States Region list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Architecture & Related Services in the Plains States Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the architecture & related services degree levels they offer.
Top Plains States Region Schools in Architecture & Related Services
Washington University in St Louis is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in architecture & related services. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #17 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means WUSTL is a great university overall.
There were approximately 129 architecture & related services students who graduated with this degree at WUSTL in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the architecture & related services degree program at Washington University in St Louis get $7,051 above the standard college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.
It is hard to beat University of Minnesota - Twin Cities if you want to pursue a degree in architecture & related services. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #51 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.
There were approximately 187 architecture & related services students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the architecture & related services program state that they receive average early career earnings of $49,561.
University of Kansas is a great decision for students interested in a degree in architecture & related services. KU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Lawrence. This university ranks 1st out of 47 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kansas.
There were roughly 155 architecture & related services students who graduated with this degree at KU in the most recent data year. Those architecture & related services students who get their degree from University of Kansas earn $2,938 more than the standard architecture & related services graduate.
Iowa State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in architecture & related services. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #75 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Iowa State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 150 architecture & related services students who graduated with this degree at Iowa State in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the architecture & related services program state that they receive average early career income of $48,204.
North Dakota State University is a large public university located in the city of Fargo. This university ranks 2nd out of 12 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Dakota.
There were about 138 architecture & related services students who graduated with this degree at North Dakota State University in the most recent year we have data available. Those architecture & related services students who get their degree from North Dakota State University - Main Campus receive $2,700 more than the standard architecture & related services student.
UNL is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Lincoln. This university ranks 2nd out of 19 schools for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.
There were approximately 108 architecture & related services students who graduated with this degree at UNL in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, architecture & related services degree recipients typically make an average of $42,254 in the first five years of their career.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
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