2025 Best Architecture Schools in the Plains States Region
3Colleges in the Plains States Region
279architecture Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in architecture, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #147 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
College Factual reviewed 3 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of architecture. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 279 degrees in architecture annually.
The architecture program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Architecture rankings. For our Best Overall Architecture School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
The architecture school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Architecture Schools in the Plains States Region.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Best Schools for Architecture in the Plains States Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the architecture degree levels they offer.
Any student pursuing a degree in architecture needs to check out University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Minneapolis. A Best Colleges rank of #45 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.
There were roughly 100 architecture students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent data year.
North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in architecture. Located in the midsize city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 12 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Dakota.
There were about 116 architecture students who graduated with this degree at North Dakota State University in the most recent year we have data available.
It's difficult to beat Drury University if you wish to pursue a degree in architecture. Drury University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Springfield. This university ranks 35th out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were roughly 30 architecture students who graduated with this degree at Drury University in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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The architecture program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Architecture rankings. For our Best Overall Architecture School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
