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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for General Architecture in the Great Lakes Region

16 Ranked Colleges
186 Degrees Awarded
$51,400 Avg Salary
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Great Lakes Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 186 general architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,892 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 16 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general architecture. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general architecture.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Great Lakes Region”.

Top 16 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for General Architecture in the Great Lakes Region

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Cranbrook Academy of Art
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cranbrook Academy of Art. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Great Lakes Region. Carnbrook Academy is located in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s architecture degrees to qualified students.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Carnbrook Academy General Architecture Report

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Judson University
Elgin, Illinois

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Judson University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Elgin, Illinois, and it awarded 8 masters’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. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Great Lakes Region list. SIUC is located in Carbondale, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 39 masters’s architecture degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on General Architecture at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kent State University at Kent. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Kent, Ohio, this large public school awarded 40 diplomas to qualified masters’s architecture students in 2020-2021.

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Ball State University
Muncie, Indiana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ball State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Muncie, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s architecture degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Ball State General Architecture Report

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Ferris State University
Big Rapids, Michigan

Ferris State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ferris is a fairly large public school situated in Big Rapids, Michigan. It awarded 6 masters’s architecture degrees in 2020-2021.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this large public school awarded 14 degrees to qualified masters’s architecture students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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 UIC

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Indiana University - Bloomington
Bloomington, Indiana

With a ranking of #8, Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Bloomington, Indiana, this large public school handed out 18 diplomas to qualified masters’s architecture students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full IU Bloomington General Architecture Report

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Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #9. This large school is located in Columbus, Ohio, and it awarded 23 masters’s architecture degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, 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 94%.

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University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, Indiana

With a ranking of #10, University of Notre Dame did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Notre Dame, Indiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s architecture degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #11. BGSU is located in Bowling Green, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s architecture degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on General Architecture at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a large school located in Ann Arbor, Michigan that handed out 3 masters’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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Architecture at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #13. UC is a public institution located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full UC General Architecture Report

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Illinois Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #14. Illinois Institute of Technology is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 0 masters’s architecture degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%. 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.

Read more about General Architecture at Illinois Tech

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Miami University - Oxford landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Oxford, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s architecture degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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.

Full Miami University - Oxford General Architecture Report

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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is a large school located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that handed out 87 masters’s architecture degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Architecture at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

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