2022 Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Architectural Engineering is the 234th most popular major in the country with 938 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 3 architectural engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great architectural engineering programs and cost less that 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree architectural engineering students.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Architectural Engineering in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Lincoln, Nebraska

#1 in overall quality

$19,513 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, this large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s architectural engineering students in 2019-2020.

UNL also made our “Best Architectural Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNL are $19,513, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Architectural Engineering at UNL

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Architectural Engineering

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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