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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Architecture (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

7 Ranked Colleges
254 Degrees Awarded
$21,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value architecture Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 4,967 people earned their degree in architecture, making the major the 124th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 323 architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 254 architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in architecture. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality architecture 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 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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Best Value architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree architecture students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Architecture (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

#4 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 Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school situated in Fargo, North Dakota. It awarded 62 bachelors’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University also took the #4 spot in our “Best Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $18,389 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree architecture students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full North Dakota State University - Main Campus Architecture Report

#2

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s architecture degrees to 106 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree architecture students whose families make $75-$110k list, UMN Twin Cities has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $19,942 for plains states region bachelor’s degree architecture students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend UMN Twin Cities.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Architecture at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

UNL also made our “Best Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for University of Nebraska - Lincoln is $19,663 for plains states region bachelor’s degree architecture students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Architecture at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

#4

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington University in St Louis landed the #4 spot on the list. WUSTL is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s architecture degrees to qualified students.

WUSTL also took the #2 spot in our “Best Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $25,505 for plains states region bachelor’s degree architecture students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend WUSTL.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Read more about Architecture at WUSTL

#5

Drury University

Springfield, Missouri
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drury University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This small school is located in Springfield, Missouri, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

Drury University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $19,919 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree architecture students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Drury University.

Full Drury University Architecture Report

#6

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#7 in overall quality

Kansas State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Manhattan, Kansas, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

K -State also took the #7 spot in our “Best Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Kansas State University is $19,892 for plains states region bachelor’s degree architecture students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Architecture at K -State

#7

Dunwoody College of Technology

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

Dunwoody College of Technology came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Dunwoody College of Technology is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s architecture degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Dunwoody College of Technology, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Dunwoody College of Technology is $25,428 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree architecture students whose families make $75-$110k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Dunwoody College of Technology Architecture 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%.

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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