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2023 Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in the Plains States Region

10 Colleges
$47,929 Avg Salary
$25,785 Avg Student Debt

Architecture & Related Services is the #22 most popular major in the country with 6,944 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Architecture & Related Services program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Architecture & Related Services Colleges.

#1

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

Our analysis found University of Kansas to be the most popular school for architecture and related services students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . KU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lawrence.

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Our 2023 rankings named University of Minnesota - Twin Cities the most popular school in the Plains States Region for architecture and related services students. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

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#3

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Kansas State University is a great place for architecture and related services students. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington University in St Louis landed the # 4 spot on the list. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a great place for architecture and related services students. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Fargo.

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular architecture and related services programs. UNL is a very large public school located in the city of Lincoln.

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Iowa State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular architecture and related services programs. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a very large student population.

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South Dakota State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for architecture and related services students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the remote town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public school with a large student population.

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#9

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Saint Louis University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. SLU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Louis.

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Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for architecture and related services students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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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 10 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 Lorenzo Cafaro.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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