2025 Best Architectural Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region
4Colleges in the Plains States Region
179Architectural Engineering Degrees Awarded
$75,375Avg Early-Career Salary
You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a degree in architectural engineering. It is ranked #239 out of 395 major degree programs in terms of popularity. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.
College Factual reviewed 4 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of architectural engineering. Combined, these schools handed out 179 degrees in architectural engineering to qualified students.
Your choice of architectural engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Architectural Engineering School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Architectural Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Architectural Engineering 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 architectural engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Plains States Region Schools in Architectural Engineering
University of Nebraska - Lincoln is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in architectural engineering. UNL is a very large public university located in the city of Lincoln. A Best Colleges rank of #207 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UNL is a great university overall.
There were approximately 62 architectural engineering students who graduated with this degree at UNL in the most recent data year.
Missouri University of Science and Technology is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in architectural engineering. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized public university located in the remote town of Rolla. This university ranks 5th out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were approximately 31 architectural engineering students who graduated with this degree at Missouri University of Science and Technology in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the architectural engineering program earn around $73,274 for their early career.
University of Kansas is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in architectural engineering. KU is a very large public university located in the small city of Lawrence. A Best Colleges rank of #192 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means KU is a great university overall.
There were about 37 architectural engineering students who graduated with this degree at KU in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, architectural engineering degree recipients usually make about $76,353 in their early careers.
Any student who is interested in architectural engineering has to look into Kansas State University. K -State is a large public university located in the small city of Manhattan. This university ranks 2nd out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of Kansas.
There were roughly 43 architectural engineering students who graduated with this degree at K -State in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the architectural engineering program make about $74,091 for their early career.
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).
Your choice of architectural engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Architectural Engineering School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
