by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on architecture Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 4,854 people earned their degree in architecture, making the major the 147th most popular in the United States.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 837 architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 10 architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,305 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on architecture Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in architecture. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their architecture program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The architecture 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 “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on architecture Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region doctor’s degree architecture students.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on architecture Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the #1 spot on the list. UWM is a public institution located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on architecture Major in the Great Lakes Region. Ann Arbor, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s architecture degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on architecture Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Cincinnati, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s architecture degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Illinois Institute of Technology. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on architecture Major in the Great Lakes Region. Illinois Institute of Technology is a medium-sized school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 0 doctorate’s architecture degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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