2023 Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
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Ranked Colleges
126
Degrees Awarded
$31,300
Avg Cost*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Architect Science for a Bachelor’s” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 6,781 people earned their degree in architectural sciences and technology, making the major the 107th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, architectural sciences and technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $52,874 and had an average of $24,019 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Plains States region, there were 475 architectural sciences and technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,980 and $18,500 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 126 architectural sciences and technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Architect Science for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in architectural sciences and technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great architectural sciences and technology programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the architectural sciences and technology program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Architect Science for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree vets studying architect science.
Top 2 Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Architect Science for a Bachelor’s. Iowa State University is a public institution located in Ames, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 80 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Iowa State also made our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2.According to our most recent data, Iowa State supports 31,822 students, and 814 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 388 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,933. In addition to receiving other benefits, 9 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Iowa State University Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington University in St Louis. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Architect Science for a Bachelor’s. Washington University in St Louis is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 32 bachelors’s architect science degrees in 2020-2021.
WUSTL also took the #1 spot in our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 7 of the 15,449 students enrolled at WUSTL were GI Bill® students, of which 14 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,972. In addition to receiving other benefits, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full WUSTL Veteran Student Life 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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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