2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Architectural Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Architectural Engineering is the 433rd most popular major in the country with 938 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 197 architectural engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 47 architectural engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in architectural engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality architectural engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the architectural engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree architectural engineering students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Architectural Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Lincoln, Nebraska

#1 in overall quality

$19,513 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, this large public school awarded 35 degrees to qualified masters’s architectural engineering students in 2019-2020.

UNL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Architectural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska - Lincoln are $19,513, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UNL Architectural Engineering Report

#2

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas

#2 in overall quality

$24,115 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Manhattan, Kansas, and it awarded 10 masters’s architectural engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

K -State also made our “Best Architectural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at K -State are $24,115.

Read more about Architectural Engineering at K -State

#3

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

$25,007 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Lawrence, Kansas, this large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s architectural engineering students in 2019-2020.

KU also took the #0 spot in our “Best Architectural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Architectural Engineering at KU

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Architectural Engineering (Income $48-$75k)

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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