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2022 Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

7 Ranked Colleges
27 Degrees Awarded
$32,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Architecture & Related Services is the 28th most popular major in the country with 17,480 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, architecture and related services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $47,294 and had an average of $39,729 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,984 architecture and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,365 and $35,581 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 27 architecture and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in architecture and related services. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality architecture and related services programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the architecture and related services program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a large public school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 3 doctorate’s architecture and related services degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Madison, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Architecture & Related Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3 in overall quality

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 Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s architecture and related services degrees in 2019-2020.

U-M did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Architecture & Related Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a public institution located in Champaign, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Architecture & Related Services 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 Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083.

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#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Columbus, Ohio, this large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s architecture and related services students in 2019-2020.

Ohio State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Architecture & Related Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State University - Main Campus are $37,141, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the #5 spot on the list. Milwaukee, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s architecture and related services degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UWM, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Architecture & Related Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee are $25,295.

Full University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Architecture & Related Services Report

#6 in overall quality

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, this large public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified doctorate’s architecture and related services students in 2019-2020.

UC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Architecture & Related Services 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 UC are $26,644.

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#4 in overall quality

Illinois Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #7. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 3 doctorate’s architecture and related services degrees in 2019-2020.

Illinois Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Architecture & Related Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois Institute of Technology are $30,695, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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