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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

5 Ranked Colleges
267 Degrees Awarded
$20,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology is the 155th most popular major in the country with 5,851 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 684 architectural and building sciences/technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 267 architectural and building sciences/technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,075 and $25,381 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in architectural and building sciences/technology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality architectural and building sciences/technology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the architectural and building sciences/technology program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree architectural and building sciences/technology students with aid.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. UIUC is a large school located in Champaign, Illinois that handed out 91 bachelors’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UIUC is $15,880 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 2.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#2

University of Detroit Mercy

Detroit, Michigan
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Detroit Mercy. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Detroit, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 26 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s architectural and building sciences/technology students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree architectural and building sciences/technology students with aid list, Detroit Mercy has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Detroit Mercy is $18,356 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree architectural and building sciences/technology students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Miami University - Oxford. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large public school situated in Oxford, Ohio. It awarded 29 bachelors’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees in 2019-2020.

Miami University - Oxford also made our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for Miami University - Oxford is $24,323 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Illinois Institute of Technology. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 62 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s architectural and building sciences/technology students in 2019-2020.

Illinois Tech also took the #2 spot in our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Illinois Tech is $22,831 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology students with aid.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#5

Andrews University

Berrien Springs, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Andrews University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Berrien Springs, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

Andrews not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $21,934 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree architectural and building sciences/technology students with aid per year to attend Andrews University.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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