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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Architecture & Related Services for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Architecture & Related Services is the 29th most popular major in the country with 17,325 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, architecture and related services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $49,602 and had an average of $25,146 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Plains States region, there were 1,119 architecture and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,929 and $25,785 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Architecture & Related Services for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in architecture and related services. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great architecture and related services programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the architecture and related services program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Architecture & Related Services for a Master’s”.
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Architecture & Related Services for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Kansas is a public institution located in Lawrence, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 95 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
KU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 70 of the 26,744 students enrolled at KU were GI Bill® students, of which 40 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,917. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Kansas]](/colleges/university-of-kansas/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Architecture & Related Services for a Master’s list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school awarded 101 degrees to qualified masters’s architecture and related services students in 2020-2021.
UMN Twin Cities also made our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4.According to our most recent data, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities supports 52,017 students, and 752 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 436 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,020. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities offers credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UMN Twin Cities]](/colleges/university-of-minnesota-twin-cities/student-life/veterans/)
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 #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Architecture & Related Services for a Master’s. North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Fargo, North Dakota. It awarded 73 masters’s architecture and related services degrees in 2020-2021.
North Dakota State University also took the #2 spot in our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Of the 12,846 students enrolled at North Dakota State University, 4 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at North Dakota State University - Main Campus]](/colleges/north-dakota-state-university-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Architecture & Related Services for a Master’s. Iowa State University is a large public school situated in Ames, Iowa. It awarded 28 masters’s architecture and related services degrees in 2020-2021.
Iowa State also made our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #5.According to our most recent data, Iowa State University supports 31,822 students, and 814 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 388 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,933. In addition to receiving other benefits, 9 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%.
Full Iowa State Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington University in St Louis. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Architecture & Related Services for a Master’s. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s architecture and related services degrees to 79 students in 2020-2021.
WUSTL also made our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1.Of the 15,449 students enrolled at Washington University in St Louis, 7 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 14 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,972. To help with additional expenses, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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 veteran student life at Washington University in St Louis]](/colleges/washington-university-in-st-louis/student-life/veterans/)
University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Architecture & Related Services for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. UNL is a public institution located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The school has a large population, and it awarded 37 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UNL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 690 of the 25,108 students enrolled at University of Nebraska - Lincoln were GI Bill® students, of which 344 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,374. In addition to receiving other benefits, 79 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Nebraska - Lincoln]](/colleges/university-of-nebraska-lincoln/student-life/veterans/)
Kansas State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Architecture & Related Services for a Master’s list. Located in Manhattan, Kansas, this large public school handed out 95 diplomas to qualified masters’s architecture and related services students in 2020-2021.
K -State also made our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #7.Among the 20,854 students enrolled at K -State, 1,099 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 647 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,562. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. K -State offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Kansas State University Veteran Student Life 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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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