2022 Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region

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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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 4 architectural and building sciences/technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 2 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The architectural and building sciences/technology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region”.

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Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology in the Great Lakes Region

#1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$30,083 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #1 spot on the list. UIUC is a large public school situated in Champaign, Illinois. It awarded 2 doctorate’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$30,695 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Illinois Institute of Technology. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s architectural and building sciences/technology students in 2019-2020.

Illinois Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois Institute of Technology are $30,695, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology at Illinois Tech

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology

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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