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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Architecture (Other) in the Great Lakes Region

1 Ranked Colleges
1 Degrees Awarded
$15,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Architecture Schools for a Bachelor's 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 was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Architecture (Other) is the 306th most popular major in the country with 233 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, architecture (other) graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $40,300 and had an average of $24,848 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 23 architecture (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1 architecture (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,075 and $25,381 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent architecture (other) programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the architecture (other) program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region.

Top 1 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Architecture (Other) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Ball State University

Muncie, Indiana
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Architecture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ball State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Ball State is a public institution located in Muncie, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ball State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Architecture (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Ball State is $15,147 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Architecture students.

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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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