Minnesota contains four schools that offer architecture programs. University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, the highest-ranking architecture school in MN, has a total student population of 51,659 and is the 31st highest ranked school in America.
Of the 4 architecture schools in Minnesota, only 3 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Concordia College at Moorhead comes out as the most expensive ($19,311/yr), with Minnesota State University-Mankato as the lowest recorded at only $10,396/yr.
Architecture students from Minnesota schools who go on to become architects, architecture designers, landscape architects, interior architects, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 2,412,730 people working as architecture and engineering employees alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $73,590. Also, Landscape architects make on average $65,910 per year and there are about 18,940 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Minnesota alone, there are 350 employed landscape architects earning an average yearly salary of $56,090. Architecture and engineering employees in this state earn $68,240/yr and there are 48,660 employed.
Also, within the architecture schools in Minnesota, the average student population is 3,459 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 18 to 1. Aside from architecture, there are 5327 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,013 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $6,006, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
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