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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$31,976 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$44,169 Avg Salary

Architecture & Related Services is the #29 most popular major in the country with 17,325 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor'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 value bachelor's degree programs for architecture and related services students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

Check out the architecture and related services bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Architecture/Urban Planning

Our 2023 rankings named North Dakota State University - Main Campus the best value school in the Plains States Region for architecture and related services students working on their bachelor’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 undergraduate student at North Dakota State University are $14,876 a year.

Read full report on Architecture & Related Services at North Dakota State University - Main Campus

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a great value for architecture and related services students working on their bachelor’s degree. UNL is a very large public school located in the city of Lincoln.

UNL undergraduate students pay an average of $26,720 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UNL also did well on our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Architecture & Related Services at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Iowa State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value architecture and related services schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a very large student population.

Iowa State undergraduate students pay an average of $25,446 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Iowa State is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

Read full report on Architecture & Related Services at Iowa State University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UMN Twin Cities are $33,818 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UMN Twin Cities also did well on our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Architecture & Related Services at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report

#5

Drury University

Springfield, MO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Drury University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Drury University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Drury University are $32,130 a year.

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With a ranking of #6, Washington University in St Louis did quite well on this year’s best value schools for architecture and related services students working on their bachelor’s degree. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

WUSTL undergraduate students pay an average of $58,866 in tuition and fees each year.

WUSTL also took the #1 spot in our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region rankings.

Read full report on Architecture & Related Services at Washington University in St Louis

Explore the best architecture and related services colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 214
Minnesota 263
Iowa 136
South Dakota 31
Missouri 181
Nebraska 138
North Dakota 151

Major Annual Graduates
Architectural Sciences & Technology 6,781
General Architecture 4,982
Urban & Regional Planning 2,419
Landscape Architecture 905
Environmental Design 741
Interior Architecture 728
Real Estate Development 420
Architecture (Other) 202
Architectural History 147

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 254,454
Engineering 198,468
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Engineering Technologies 85,188
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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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