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2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

4 Ranked Colleges
145 Degrees Awarded
$11,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Architectural Sciences & Technology is the 128th most popular major in the country with 6,631 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, architectural sciences and technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $48,611 and had an average of $53,442 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 508 architectural sciences and technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $12,000 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 145 architectural sciences and technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in architectural sciences and technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great architectural sciences and technology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the architectural sciences and technology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree architect science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Architectural Sciences & Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington University in St Louis landed the #1 spot on the list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s architect science degrees to 26 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree architect science students whose families make $0-$30k list, WUSTL has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $5,273 for plains states region bachelor’s degree architect science students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Washington University in St Louis.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about Architectural Sciences & Technology at WUSTL

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Iowa State University is a large public school situated in Ames, Iowa. It awarded 83 bachelors’s architect science degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State also made our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $10,054 for plains states region bachelor’s degree architect science students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Iowa State.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

Full Iowa State Architectural Sciences & Technology Report

#3

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the #3 spot on the list. South Dakota State University is located in Brookings, South Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 34 bachelors’s architect science degrees to qualified students.

South Dakota State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $15,285 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Architect Science students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend South Dakota State University.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full South Dakota State University Architectural Sciences & Technology Report

#4

Drury University

Springfield, Missouri
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Drury University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Drury University is located in Springfield, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s architect science degrees to qualified students.

Drury University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Drury University is $13,925 for plains states region bachelor’s degree architect science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Architectural Sciences & Technology at Drury University

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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