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2023 Best Value Architectural Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$32,691 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$56,964 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Master's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, architectural sciences and technology was ranked #66 in the country. In fact 3,366 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Architectural Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Plains States Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for architect science students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Architectural Sciences & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Architectural Sciences & Technology Master's Degree Colleges.

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Architectural Sciences

#1

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Our analysis found Kansas State University to be the best value school for architectural sciences and technology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Plains States Region . K -State is a very large public school located in the city of Manhattan.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at K -State are $23,949 a year.

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#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Architectural Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at KU are $25,007 per year.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ames.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Iowa State are $26,948 per year.

Iowa State also claimed a spot on our Best Architectural Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a great value for architectural sciences and technology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a very large student population.

UMN Twin Cities graduate students pay an average of $29,262 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UMN Twin Cities also is in the top 10% of our Best Architectural Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Washington University in St Louis helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value architectural sciences and technology schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WUSTL are $58,288 per year.

WUSTL also took the #2 spot in our Best Architectural Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region rankings.

Full Architectural Sciences & Technology at Washington University in St Louis Report

Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best architectural sciences and technology schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 79
Minnesota 40
Iowa 9
Kansas 164
South Dakota 13

Architectural Sciences & Technology is one of 8 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Urban & Regional Planning 1,613
General Architecture 1,096
Landscape Architecture 285
Real Estate Development 223
Interior Architecture 169

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to SSR2000.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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