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2024 Best Architectural Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region

4 Colleges in the Plains States Region
187 Architectural Engineering Degrees Awarded
$64,368 Avg Early-Career Salary
You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a degree in architectural engineering. It is ranked #239 out of 395 major degree programs in terms of popularity. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Architectural Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 187 degrees in architectural engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Architectural Engineering School

Best Architectural Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region Your choice of architectural engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Architectural Engineering School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Architectural Engineering Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Architectural Engineering
Master's Degrees in Architectural Engineering
Doctor's Degrees in Architectural Engineering

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Architectural Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list, to help you choose the best school for you. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Architectural Engineering in the Plains States Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the architectural engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Plains States Region Schools in Architectural Engineering

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NE
62 Architectural Engineering Degrees Awarded

University of Nebraska - Lincoln is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in architectural engineering. UNL is a very large public university located in the city of Lincoln. A Best Colleges rank of #138 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UNL is a great university overall.

There were approximately 62 architectural engineering students who graduated with this degree at UNL in the most recent data year.

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2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
70 Architectural Engineering Degrees Awarded
$68,390 Median Starting Salary

Every student who is interested in architectural engineering has to check out Kansas State University. K -State is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Manhattan. This university ranks 2nd out of 47 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kansas.

There were roughly 70 architectural engineering students who graduated with this degree at K -State in the most recent year we have data available. Those architectural engineering students who get their degree from Kansas State University earn $4,022 more than the standard architectural engineering grad.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$62,662 Median Starting Salary
$28,000 Median Student Debt

Missouri University of Science and Technology is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in architectural engineering. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Rolla. A Best Colleges rank of #97 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Missouri University of Science and Technology is a great university overall.

There were roughly 27 architectural engineering students who graduated with this degree at Missouri University of Science and Technology in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the architectural engineering program state that they receive average early career income of $62,662.

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University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$62,052 Median Starting Salary
$24,000 Median Student Debt

University of Kansas is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in architectural engineering. KU is a very large public university located in the city of Lawrence. This university ranks 1st out of 47 schools for overall quality in the state of Kansas.

There were about 27 architectural engineering students who graduated with this degree at KU in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the architectural engineering program make an average of $62,052 in the first couple years of their career.

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Best Architectural Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best architectural engineering colleges for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Missouri 283 27
Kansas 266 97
Nebraska 238 62
North Dakota 210 1

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One of 41 majors within the Engineering area of study, Architectural Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Architectural Engineering Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Architectural Engineering 187

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Majors Similar to Architectural Engineering

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 2,950
Electrical Engineering 1,305
Civil Engineering 1,301
Computer Engineering 1,025
Chemical Engineering 884
Industrial Engineering 707
Biomedical Engineering 651
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 591
General Engineering 519
Agricultural Engineering 205

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