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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for General Architecture in the Plains States Region

7 Ranked Colleges
89 Degrees Awarded
$51,629 Avg Salary
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Plains States Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

General Architecture is the 127th most popular major in the country with 4,982 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, general architecture graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $49,005 and had an average of $26,624 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 378 general architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,837 and $26,740 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 89 general architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,401 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general architecture. That schools that top this list have a program in general architecture in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree architecture students.

Top 7 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for General Architecture in the Plains States Region

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Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Plains States Region 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 61 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full North Dakota State University General Architecture Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Plains States Region list. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s architecture degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.

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 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Architecture at UNL

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Plains States Region list. This large school is located in Ames, Iowa, and it awarded 0 masters’s architecture degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on General Architecture at Iowa State University

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Washington University in St Louis
Saint Louis, Missouri

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Plains States Region list. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 12 masters’s architecture degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about General Architecture at Washington University in St Louis

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Plains States Region list. UMN Twin Cities is a large public school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 104 masters’s architecture degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

Read full report on General Architecture at UMN Twin Cities

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Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas

Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Kansas State University is a large public school situated in Manhattan, Kansas. It awarded 0 masters’s architecture degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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 K -State

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University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Plains States Region. KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s architecture degrees to qualified students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Architecture at KU

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