2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for architecture for a Master’s
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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for architecture for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 4,854 people earned their degree in architecture, making the major the 147th most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 378 architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for architecture for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in architecture. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great architecture programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the architecture program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for architecture for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree vets studying architecture.
Top 2 Best Architecture Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for architecture for a Master’s. Located in Fargo, North Dakota, this fairly large public school awarded 61 diplomas to qualified masters’s architecture students in 2020-2021.
North Dakota State University also made our “Best Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1.Among the 12,846 students enrolled at North Dakota State University - Main Campus, 4 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. North Dakota State University - Main Campus does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for architecture for a Master’s. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s architecture degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.
UNL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.According to our most recent data, UNL supports 25,108 students, and 690 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 344 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,374. In addition to receiving other benefits, 79 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UNL does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Nebraska - Lincoln]](/colleges/university-of-nebraska-lincoln/student-life/veterans/)
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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