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2026 Highest Paid General Architecture Grads in the The Plains States Region

[General Architecture](/majors/architecture-and-related-services/general-architecture/) is a field where your choice of school can shape what you earn after graduation. A top-earning program sends graduates into careers with strong starting pay.

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 3 schools on the early-career earnings of their general architecture graduates.

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• Highest Paid General Architecture Grads in the The Plains States Region

2026 Highest Paid General Architecture Grads in the The Plains States Region

If you want to know which schools send general architecture graduates into the highest-paying careers, see the list below.

Highest Paid General Architecture Graduates

1

North Dakota State University Main Campus
Fargo, ND

$68,574 Average Early-Career Salary

North Dakota State University Main Campus tops our 2026 list of the highest-paying general architecture schools in the The Plains States Region. Located in the city of Fargo, North Dakota State University Main Campus is a public institution. Early-career general architecture graduates from North Dakota State University Main Campus make a median of around $68,574 per year.

2

Drury University
Springfield, MO

$70,128 Average Early-Career Salary

Strong graduate earnings at Drury University earned it the #2 place for general architecture. Drury University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Springfield. General Architecture graduates of Drury University earn a median of about $70,128 a year early in their careers.

3

University Of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN

$66,347 Average Early-Career Salary

Strong graduate earnings at University Of Minnesota Twin Cities earned it the #3 place for general architecture. University Of Minnesota Twin Cities is a public school located in the city of Minneapolis. After graduating, general architecture degree recipients from University Of Minnesota Twin Cities typically earn about $66,347 annually.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual, 2026 edition. Schools are ranked on the median early-career earnings of their general architecture graduates, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).

Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 3 schools evaluated.

*Salary figures reflect median early-career earnings (about 5 years after graduation) and may vary by how long a person takes to complete their degree.

• 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.
• Graduate earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard) field-of-study earnings.

More about our data sources and methodologies.