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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology in the Great Lakes Region

9 Ranked Colleges
413 Degrees Awarded
$32,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” 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 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” ranking, we looked at 9 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

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

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology in the Great Lakes Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s 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. Champaign, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees to 81 students in 2019-2020.

UIUC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Report

#2

University of Detroit Mercy

Detroit, Michigan
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Detroit Mercy landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Detroit, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 23 degrees to qualified masters’s architectural and building sciences/technology students in 2019-2020.

Detroit Mercy did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #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 some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois Institute of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Illinois Institute of Technology is a medium-sized school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 28 masters’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois Tech are $30,695.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region. University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is located in Cincinnati, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 32 masters’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees to qualified students.

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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#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Milwaukee, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees to 27 students in 2019-2020.

UWM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UWM are $25,295, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Report

#4 in overall quality

Miami University - Oxford ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Oxford, Ohio, this fairly large public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s architectural and building sciences/technology students in 2019-2020.

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

Full Miami University - Oxford Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Report

#7

Andrews University

Berrien Springs, Michigan
#7 in overall quality

Andrews University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Andrews is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Berrien Springs, Michigan. 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 University are $28,910, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3 in overall quality

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Ann Arbor, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees to 133 students in 2019-2020.

U-M also made our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#9 in overall quality

School of the Art Institute of Chicago ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees to 19 students 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at School of the Art Institute of Chicago are $43,912, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full School of the Art Institute of Chicago Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Report

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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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