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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for architecture for a Bachelor’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for architecture for a Bachelor's

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for architecture for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Architecture is the 147th most popular major in the country with 4,854 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Plains States region, there were 378 architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 289 architecture 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 architecture for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in architecture. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent architecture programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the architecture 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 architecture for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for architecture for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 5 Best Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for architecture for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school awarded 104 degrees to qualified bachelors’s architecture students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMN Twin Cities, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 752 of the 52,017 students enrolled at UMN Twin Cities were GI Bill® students, of which 436 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,020. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

Full University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Veteran Student Life Report

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for architecture for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. North Dakota State University is a fairly large school located in Fargo, North Dakota that handed out 64 bachelors’s architecture degrees in 2020-2021.

North Dakota State University also made our “Best Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3.Our most recent data shows that 4 of the 12,846 students enrolled at North Dakota State University - Main Campus were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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 North Dakota State University - Main Campus Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for architecture for a Bachelor’s. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s architecture degrees to 71 students in 2020-2021.

UNL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.According to our most recent data, UNL supports 25,108 students, and 690 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 344 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,374. On top of their other funding sources, 79 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UNL Veteran Student Life Report

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for architecture for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington University in St Louis landed the #4 spot on the list. WUSTL is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 12 bachelors’s architecture degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WUSTL, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 7 of the 15,449 students enrolled at Washington University in St Louis 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.

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. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

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Drury University
Springfield, Missouri

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Drury University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for architecture for a Bachelor’s. Springfield, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s architecture degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.

Drury University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Among the 1,691 students enrolled at Drury University, 6 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,355. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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