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2023 Best Value General Architecture Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$15,785 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$53,392 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Architecture Master's Degree School for You

General Architecture is the #135 most popular major in the country with 1,096 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value General Architecture Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Plains States Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for architecture 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value General Architecture Master's Degree Colleges.

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in General Architecture

Our 2023 rankings named North Dakota State University - Main Campus the best value school in the Plains States Region for general architecture students working on their master’s degree. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fargo.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at North Dakota State University are $12,028 a year.

Full General Architecture at North Dakota State University - Main Campus Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UNL is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lincoln.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNL are $19,541 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UNL also is in the top 5% of our Best General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

Full General Architecture at University of Nebraska - Lincoln Report

Best General Architecture Colleges by State

Explore the best general architecture colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 0
Minnesota 0
Iowa 0
Kansas 0
Nebraska 28
North Dakota 61

One of 8 majors within the area of study, general architecture has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Architectural Sciences & Technology 3,366
Urban & Regional Planning 1,613
Landscape Architecture 285
Real Estate Development 223
Interior Architecture 169

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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 Danichou.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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