2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Architecture in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Architecture Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

General Architecture is the 111th most popular major in the country with 5,051 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general architecture graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $46,998 and had an average of $41,356 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 845 general architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,071 and $36,815 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 12 general architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Architecture Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general architecture. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general architecture 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 general architecture program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Architecture Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Architecture Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region doctor’s degree architecture students with aid.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Architecture in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, Michigan

#1 in overall quality

$49,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Architecture Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a large school located in Ann Arbor, Michigan that handed out 3 doctorate’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

U-M not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Architecture Doctor’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 University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548.

Full U-M General Architecture Report

#2

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

#4 in overall quality

$25,295 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Architecture Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UWM, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Architecture Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UWM are $25,295, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Architecture at UWM

#3

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

Cincinnati, Ohio

#3 in overall quality

$26,644 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Architecture Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is located in Cincinnati, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s architecture degrees to qualified students.

UC also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Architecture Doctor’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.

Full UC General Architecture Report

#4

Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$30,695 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Architecture Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Illinois Institute of Technology is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s architecture degrees to qualified students.

Illinois Tech also made our “Best General Architecture Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois Institute of Technology are $30,695, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Architecture at Illinois Institute of Technology

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Architecture (With Aid)

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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