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2023 Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$25,476 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$64,368 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Architectural Engineering School for You

Architectural Engineering is the #237 most popular major in the country with 1,012 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Plains States Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for architectural engineering students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

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

2023 Best Value Architectural Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for architectural engineering majors pursuing a .

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Architectural Engineering

Our analysis found University of Nebraska - Lincoln to be the best value school for architectural engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a very large student population.

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

In addition to its great value ranking, UNL is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Architectural Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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#2

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND
$15,037 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of North Dakota helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best architectural engineering schools in the Plains States Region . UND is a large public school located in the city of Grand Forks.

UND undergraduate students pay an average of $15,037 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Out of the 5 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at K -State are $26,491 a year. After completing their degree, architectural engineering graduates from K -State carry an average student debtload of $25,499. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $216.

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#4

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS
$28,034 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Kansas helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best architectural engineering schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a very large student population.

KU undergraduate students pay an average of $28,034 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that architectural engineering majors at KU take out is $24,000.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the # 5 spot on the list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Rolla.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Missouri University of Science and Technology are $31,099 a year. On average, architectural engineering graduates from Missouri University of Science and Technology take out $28,000 in student loans while working on their degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $376, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Missouri University of Science and Technology also did well on our Best Architectural Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Best Architectural Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best architectural engineering colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 27
Kansas 97
Nebraska 62
North Dakota 1

One of 40 majors within the area of study, architectural engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Architectural Engineering

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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