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2022 Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region

8 Ranked Colleges
540 Degrees Awarded
$26,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking.

Architecture & Related Services is the 28th most popular major in the country with 17,480 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, architecture and related services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $47,294 and had an average of $39,729 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 1,196 architecture and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,867 and $33,297 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 540 architecture and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in architecture and related services. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality architecture and related services programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the architecture and related services program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The architecture & related services 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 “Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region”.

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The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region.

#3 in overall quality

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 Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Fargo, North Dakota that handed out 37 masters’s architecture and related services degrees in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University - Main Campus are $11,589.

Full North Dakota State University Architecture & Related Services Report

#2

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the #2 spot on the list. South Dakota State University is a fairly large public school situated in Brookings, South Dakota. It awarded 13 masters’s architecture and related services degrees in 2019-2020.

South Dakota State also took the #8 spot in our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State are $16,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #3 spot on the list. UNL is a large school located in Lincoln, Nebraska that handed out 45 masters’s architecture and related services degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree architecture & related services students list, UNL has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska - Lincoln are $19,513, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Architecture & Related Services at UNL

#4

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the #4 spot on the list. KU is a public institution located in Lawrence, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 93 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

KU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full KU Architecture & Related Services Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. Located in Ames, Iowa, this large public school awarded 52 degrees to qualified masters’s architecture and related services students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa State, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Architecture & Related Services at Iowa State

#6

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#7 in overall quality

Kansas State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. K -State is a public institution located in Manhattan, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 119 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at K -State, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Architecture & Related Services 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 K -State are $24,115.

Full K -State Architecture & Related Services Report

#7

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#6 in overall quality

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. UMN Twin Cities is a public institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 95 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Architecture & Related Services 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 some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UMN Twin Cities Architecture & Related Services Report

#8

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 in overall quality

Washington University in St Louis came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s architecture and related services degrees to 81 students in 2019-2020.

WUSTL also made our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Washington University in St Louis are $56,562, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full WUSTL Architecture & Related Services Report

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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%.

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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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