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2022 Best Value architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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Best Value architecture Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Architecture is the 124th most popular major in the country with 4,967 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 323 architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 254 architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in architecture. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality architecture programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

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

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Best Value architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree architecture students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Architecture (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington University in St Louis landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 13 degrees to qualified bachelors’s architecture students in 2019-2020.

WUSTL also took the #2 spot in our “Best Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Washington University in St Louis is $11,832 for plains states region bachelor’s degree architecture students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full Washington University in St Louis Architecture Report

#2

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. UMN Twin Cities is a large public school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 106 bachelors’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities also made our “Best Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $12,556 for plains states region bachelor’s degree architecture students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Architecture at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. North Dakota State University - Main Campus is located in Fargo, North Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 62 bachelors’s architecture degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at North Dakota State University, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $15,686 for plains states region bachelor’s degree architecture students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Architecture at North Dakota State University - Main Campus

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This large school is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNL, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UNL is $16,197 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree architecture students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Architecture at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

#5

Drury University

Springfield, Missouri
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drury University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This small school is located in Springfield, Missouri, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree architecture students whose families make $48-$75k list, Drury University has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $16,808 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree architecture students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Drury University.

Read full report on Architecture at Drury University

#6

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#7 in overall quality

Kansas State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #6. This large school is located in Manhattan, Kansas, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

K -State also took the #7 spot in our “Best Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for K -State is $16,889 for plains states region bachelor’s degree architecture students whose families make $48-$75k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Read full report on Architecture at K -State

#7

Dunwoody College of Technology

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

Dunwoody College of Technology did quite well in the 2022 Best Value architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #7. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s architecture degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Dunwoody College of Technology, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Dunwoody College of Technology is $24,772 for plains states region bachelor’s degree architecture students whose families make $48-$75k.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about Architecture at Dunwoody College of Technology

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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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