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2022 Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

10 Ranked Colleges
413 Degrees Awarded
$31,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 5,851 people earned their degree in architectural and building sciences/technology, making the major the 155th most popular in the United States.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 413 architectural and building sciences/technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in architectural and building sciences/technology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent architectural and building sciences/technology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the architectural and building sciences/technology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

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

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Champaign, Illinois, and it awarded 81 masters’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC also made our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. U-M is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 133 masters’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees to qualified students.

U-M not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this large public school awarded 27 diplomas to qualified masters’s architectural and building sciences/technology students in 2019-2020.

UWM also took the #8 spot in our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee are $25,295.

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#4

University of Detroit Mercy

Detroit, Michigan
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Detroit Mercy. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Detroit Mercy is located in Detroit, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 23 masters’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees to qualified students.

Detroit Mercy not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Detroit Mercy are $20,047, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. UC is a large public school situated in Cincinnati, Ohio. It awarded 32 masters’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC are $26,644, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4 in overall quality

Miami University - Oxford landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Miami University - Oxford is located in Oxford, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees to qualified students.

Miami University - Oxford also made our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Miami University - Oxford are $31,697, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Kent State University at Kent landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Kent State University at Kent is a large public school situated in Kent, Ohio. It awarded 1 masters’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees in 2019-2020.

Kent State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kent State are $21,952, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2 in overall quality

Illinois Institute of Technology landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 28 degrees to qualified masters’s architectural and building sciences/technology students in 2019-2020.

Illinois Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois Institute of Technology are $30,695, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#9

Andrews University

Berrien Springs, Michigan
#7 in overall quality

Andrews University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This small school is located in Berrien Springs, Michigan, and it awarded 18 masters’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Andrews, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Andrews are $28,910, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#9 in overall quality

School of the Art Institute of Chicago came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. School of the Art Institute of Chicago is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

School of the Art Institute of Chicago did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at School of the Art Institute of Chicago are $43,912.

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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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