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

10 Colleges
$54,907 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Master's Degree 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 master's degree 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for architecture and related services majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Minnesota - Twin Cities the most popular school in the Plains States Region for architecture and related services students working on their master’s degree. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

Of the 101 students majoring in architecture and related services at UMN Twin Cities, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Kansas is a great place for architecture and related services students working on their master’s degree. KU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lawrence.

Women make up 45% of the architecture and related services majors at the school.

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#2

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 54% of the students majoring in architecture and related services at the school are women while 46% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Washington University in St Louis is a great place for architecture and related services students working on their master’s degree. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

About 48% of the students majoring in architecture and related services at the school are women while 52% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at North Dakota State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular architecture and related services schools in the Plains States Region . North Dakota State University is a large public school located in the city of Fargo.

Women make up 47% of the architecture and related services majors at the school.

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UNL is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lincoln.

About 35% of the students majoring in architecture and related services at the school are women while 65% are male.

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

Of the 28 students majoring in architecture and related services at Iowa State, 39% are male and 61% are female.

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South Dakota State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the remote town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 13 students majoring in architecture and related services at South Dakota State, 54% are male and 46% are female.

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#9

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Saint Louis University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree architecture and related services programs. SLU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Louis.

Women make up 80% of the architecture and related services majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #10, Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for architecture and related services students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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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 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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