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2023 Best Architecture/Urban Planning Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

6 Colleges
$54,907 Avg Salary

Architecture & Related Services is the #22 most popular major in the country with 6,944 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Architecture/Urban Planning Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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The following schools top our list of the Best Architecture & Related Services Master's Degree Colleges.

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Master's in Architecture/Urban Planning

Our analysis found North Dakota State University - Main Campus to be the best school for architecture and related services students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Plains States Region . North Dakota State University is a large public school located in the city of Fargo.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the # 2 spot on the list. UNL is a very large public school located in the city of Lincoln.

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#3

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Architecture/Urban Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Architecture/Urban Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

Out of the 6 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the # 5 spot on the list. KU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lawrence.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for architecture and related services students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

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State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 196
Missouri 84
Minnesota 102
Iowa 28
North Dakota 73
Nebraska 37
South Dakota 13

Major Annual Graduates
Architectural Sciences & Technology 3,366
Urban & Regional Planning 1,613
General Architecture 1,096
Landscape Architecture 285
Real Estate Development 223
Interior Architecture 169
Environmental Design 114
Architectural History 45
Architecture (Other) 33

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 61,791
Computer & Information Sciences 60,971
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 28,851
Mathematics & Statistics 15,127
Physical Sciences 12,705

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Lorenzo Cafaro.

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