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2022 Best Vallue Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

7 Ranked Colleges
254 Degrees Awarded
$26,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Architecture Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Vallue Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 5,051 people earned their degree in general architecture, making the major the 111th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, general architecture graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $46,998 and had an average of $41,356 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 323 general architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,633 and $36,440 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 254 general architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general architecture. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general architecture programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general architecture program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Vallue Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k.

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

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Fargo, North Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 62 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus is $16,584 for plains states region bachelor’s degree architecture students whose families make more than $110k.

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%.

Read full report on General Architecture at North Dakota State University

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, this large public school handed out 30 degrees to qualified bachelors’s architecture students in 2019-2020.

UNL also made our “Best General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $17,208 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Architecture students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Nebraska - Lincoln General Architecture Report

#3

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #3 for the Best Vallue Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k. UMN Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 106 bachelors’s architecture degrees to qualified students.

UMN Twin Cities not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $17,740 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Architecture students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend UMN Twin Cities.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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

#4

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Vallue Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This large school is located in Manhattan, Kansas, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

K -State also made our “Best General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for K -State is $18,285 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Architecture students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on General Architecture at Kansas State University

#5

Dunwoody College of Technology

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Dunwoody College of Technology landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 14 degrees to qualified bachelors’s architecture students in 2019-2020.

Dunwoody College of Technology also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Dunwoody College of Technology is $24,488 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Architecture students whose families make more than $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.

Read more about General Architecture at Dunwoody College of Technology

#6

Drury University

Springfield, Missouri

With a ranking of #6, Drury University did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. 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 24 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Drury University, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Drury University is $18,419 for plains states region bachelor’s degree architecture students whose families make more than $110k.

Read full report on General Architecture at Drury University

#7

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#2 in overall quality

Washington University in St Louis ranked #7 on this year’s Best Vallue Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s architecture degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WUSTL, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $26,869 for plains states region bachelor’s degree architecture students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend WUSTL.

The low student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about General Architecture 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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