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2022 Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

4 Ranked Colleges
146 Degrees Awarded
$12,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 938 people earned their degree in architectural engineering, making the major the 234th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, architectural engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $62,977 and had an average of $25,140 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 197 architectural engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,200 and $24,115 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 146 architectural engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in architectural engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent architectural engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the architectural engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree architectural engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Architectural Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri University of Science and Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized school located in Rolla, Missouri that handed out 27 bachelors’s architectural engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Missouri University of Science and Technology, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Architectural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Missouri University of Science and Technology is $10,755 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Architectural Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Missouri University of Science and Technology Architectural Engineering Report

#2

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Manhattan, Kansas, and it awarded 62 bachelors’s architectural engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

K -State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Architectural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Kansas State University is $14,232 for plains states region bachelor’s degree architectural engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Full Kansas State University Architectural Engineering Report

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a public institution located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The school has a large population, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree architectural engineering students whose families make $0-$30k list, UNL has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Architectural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UNL is $12,216 for plains states region bachelor’s degree architectural engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.

Full University of Nebraska - Lincoln Architectural Engineering Report

#4

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Lawrence, Kansas, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s architectural engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree architectural engineering students whose families make $0-$30k list, KU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Architectural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend KU is $14,387 for plains states region bachelor’s degree architectural engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Architectural Engineering at KU

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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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