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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Architecture in the Great Lakes Region

9 Ranked Colleges
188 Degrees Awarded
$30,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value architecture Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 4,967 people earned their degree in architecture, making the major the 124th most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 845 architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 188 architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in architecture. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality architecture programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the architecture program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value architecture 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 architecture students.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Architecture in the Great Lakes Region

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kent State University at Kent landed the #1 spot on the list. Kent, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s architecture degrees to 47 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree architecture students list, Kent State has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Architecture 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 Kent State University at Kent are $21,952.

Read more about Architecture at Kent State

#2

Judson University

Elgin, Illinois
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Judson University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region. This small school is located in Elgin, Illinois, and it awarded 11 masters’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

Judson also made our “Best Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #8. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Judson University are $18,900.

Read more about Architecture at Judson University

#3

Ball State University

Muncie, Indiana
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ball State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Ball State is located in Muncie, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 masters’s architecture degrees to qualified students.

Ball State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Architecture 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 Ball State are $26,204.

Full Ball State Architecture Report

#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. BGSU is a fairly large public school situated in Bowling Green, Ohio. It awarded 7 masters’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

BGSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus are $15,823, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Architecture Report

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. UIC is a large public school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 11 masters’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

UIC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Chicago are $27,036, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Illinois at Chicago Architecture Report

#3 in overall quality

Illinois Institute of Technology landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Illinois Tech is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s architecture degrees to qualified students.

Illinois Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Architecture Master’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.

Full Illinois Institute of Technology Architecture Report

#6 in overall quality

Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well in the 2022 Best Value architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #7. SIUC is a fairly large school located in Carbondale, Illinois that handed out 34 masters’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

SIUC also took the #6 spot in our “Best Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SIUC are $32,928, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Architecture at SIUC

#2 in overall quality

Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio State is a large public school situated in Columbus, Ohio. It awarded 30 masters’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

Ohio State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Architecture 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 Ohio State are $37,141.

Full Ohio State University - Main Campus Architecture Report

#9

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, Indiana
#1 in overall quality

University of Notre Dame came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Notre Dame, Indiana, and it awarded 16 masters’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Notre Dame, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Notre Dame are $57,522, 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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