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

6 Ranked Colleges
316 Degrees Awarded
$29,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 6,631 people earned their degree in architectural sciences and technology, making the major the 128th most popular in the United States. 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 316 architectural sciences and technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in architectural sciences and technology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality architectural sciences and technology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the architectural sciences and technology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

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

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Architectural Sciences & Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington University in St Louis. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Washington University in St Louis is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 80 masters’s architect science degrees in 2019-2020.

WUSTL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WUSTL are $56,562.

Read more about Architectural Sciences & Technology at WUSTL

#2

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school awarded 54 degrees to qualified masters’s architect science students in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845.

Full University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Architectural Sciences & Technology Report

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Ames, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s architect science degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

Iowa State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948.

Full Iowa State Architectural Sciences & Technology Report

#4

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Manhattan, Kansas, and it awarded 81 masters’s architect science degrees in 2019-2020.

K -State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at K -State are $24,115, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Kansas State University Architectural Sciences & Technology Report

#5

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Kansas is a public institution located in Lawrence, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 71 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

KU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007.

Full KU Architectural Sciences & Technology Report

#6

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
#6 in overall quality

South Dakota State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. South Dakota State is a fairly large school located in Brookings, South Dakota that handed out 13 masters’s architect science degrees in 2019-2020.

South Dakota State also made our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State University are $16,743.

Read full report on Architectural Sciences & Technology at South Dakota State

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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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