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2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region

9 Ranked Colleges
413 Degrees Awarded
$32,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region

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Architectural Sciences & Technology is the 128th most popular major in the country with 6,631 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, architectural sciences and technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $48,611 and had an average of $53,442 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 717 architectural sciences and technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $48,500 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 413 architectural sciences and technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in architectural sciences and technology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality architectural sciences and 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 sciences and technology program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region.

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

#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 Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region. UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 81 masters’s architect science degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIUC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Master’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

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 #2 on our 2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Detroit Mercy is a private not-for-profit institution located in Detroit, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 23 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree architect science students list, Detroit Mercy has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Detroit Mercy are $20,047, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Detroit Mercy Architectural Sciences & Technology Report

#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 #3 for the Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 28 masters’s architect science degrees in 2019-2020.

Illinois Tech also took the #2 spot in our “Best Architectural 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 Illinois Tech are $30,695.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a large school located in Cincinnati, Ohio that handed out 32 masters’s architect science degrees in 2019-2020.

UC also took the #5 spot in our “Best Architectural 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 Cincinnati - Main Campus are $26,644.

Full University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Architectural Sciences & Technology Report

#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region. UWM is a large public school situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 27 masters’s architect science degrees in 2019-2020.

UWM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee are $25,295, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4 in overall quality

Miami University - Oxford ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Miami University - Oxford is a public institution located in Oxford, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree architect science students list, Miami University - Oxford has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Architectural 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 Miami University - Oxford are $31,697.

Full Miami University - Oxford Architectural Sciences & Technology Report

#7

Andrews University

Berrien Springs, Michigan
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Andrews University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Andrews University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Berrien Springs, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Andrews also took the #7 spot in our “Best Architectural 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.

Full Andrews University Architectural Sciences & Technology Report

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This large school is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and it awarded 133 masters’s architect science degrees in 2019-2020.

U-M did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Architectural 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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#9 in overall quality

School of the Art Institute of Chicago ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. School of the Art Institute of Chicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 masters’s architect science degrees to qualified students.

School of the Art Institute of Chicago also took the #9 spot in our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at School of the Art Institute of Chicago are $43,912, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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