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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Architectural Sciences & Technology in the Plains States Region

6 Ranked Colleges
316 Degrees Awarded
$29,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Architectural Sciences & Technology is the 128th most popular major in the country with 6,631 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, architectural sciences and technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $48,611 and had an average of $53,442 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 508 architectural sciences and technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $12,000 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 316 architectural sciences and technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in architectural sciences and technology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent architectural sciences and technology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the architectural sciences and technology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree architect science students.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Architectural Sciences & Technology in the Plains States Region

#1

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Dakota State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. This fairly large school is located in Brookings, South Dakota, and it awarded 13 masters’s architect science degrees in 2019-2020.

South Dakota State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State are $16,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Architectural Sciences & Technology at South Dakota State University

#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. KU is a large school located in Lawrence, Kansas that handed out 71 masters’s architect science degrees in 2019-2020.

KU also made our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Kansas Architectural Sciences & Technology Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Ames, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s architect science degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

Iowa State also made our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Iowa State University Architectural Sciences & Technology Report

#4

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the #4 spot on the list. K -State is a public institution located in Manhattan, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 81 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at K -State, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kansas State University are $24,115, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Architectural Sciences & Technology at Kansas State University

#5

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s architect science degrees to 54 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree architect science students list, UMN Twin Cities has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

Washington University in St Louis ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 80 diplomas to qualified masters’s architect science students in 2019-2020.

WUSTL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at WUSTL are $56,562, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Architectural Sciences & Technology at Washington University in St Louis

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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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

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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