by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
General Architecture is the 127th most popular major in the country with 4,982 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, general architecture graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $49,005 and had an average of $26,624 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 840 general architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,792 and $25,053 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 10 general 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 analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in general architecture. That schools that top this list have a program in general architecture in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Great Lakes Region list. UWM is a large public school situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 3 doctorate’s architecture degrees in 2020-2021.
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 Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s architecture degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.
Read full report on General Architecture at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
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. Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, this large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s architecture students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Architecture at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus
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 Tech is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 doctorate’s architecture degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Full Illinois Institute of Technology General Architecture Report
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