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2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the architectural sciences and technology program at the school. 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 Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree architect science students with aid.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Architectural Sciences & Technology in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Ames, Iowa, and it awarded 17 masters’s architect science degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #2 spot on the list. UMN Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 54 masters’s architect science degrees 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Architectural Sciences & Technology at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

#3

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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Manhattan, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s architect science degrees to 81 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree architect science students with aid list, K -State has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Kansas State University are $24,115.

Full Kansas State University Architectural Sciences & Technology Report

#4

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 #4 on our 2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Kansas is located in Lawrence, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 71 masters’s architect science degrees to qualified students.

KU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Architectural Sciences & Technology at KU

#5

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Dakota State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. This fairly large school is located in Brookings, South Dakota, and it awarded 13 masters’s architect science degrees in 2019-2020.

South Dakota State also took the #6 spot in our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. 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 more about Architectural Sciences & Technology at South Dakota State

#6

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

Washington University in St Louis ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Washington University in St Louis is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at WUSTL are $56,562, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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