2025 Best General Architecture Schools in the Plains States Region
3Colleges in the Plains States Region
324Architecture Degrees Awarded
$50,340Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in general architecture, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #127 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual reviewed 3 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of general architecture. Combined, these schools handed out 324 degrees in general architecture to qualified students.
Your choice of general architecture school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall General Architecture School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best General Architecture Schools in the Plains States Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for General Architecture in the Plains States Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the architecture degrees they offer, see the list below.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in general architecture. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public university located in the city of Minneapolis. A Best Colleges rank of #45 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.
There were approximately 100 general architecture students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the architecture program report average early career earnings of $47,371.
North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in general architecture. Located in the city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 12 schools for overall quality in the state of North Dakota.
There were approximately 116 general architecture students who graduated with this degree at North Dakota State University in the most recent year we have data available. Those general architecture students who get their degree from North Dakota State University - Main Campus earn $5,439 more than the standard architecture student.
It's hard to beat Drury University if you wish to pursue a degree in general architecture. Drury University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Springfield. This university ranks 35th out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were roughly 30 general architecture students who graduated with this degree at Drury University in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the general architecture program at Drury University get $4,383 above the standard college grad with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
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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Your choice of general architecture school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall General Architecture School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
