by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Architecture & Related Services is the 29th most popular major in the country with 17,325 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, architecture and related services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $49,602 and had an average of $25,146 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 2,071 architecture and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,572 and $25,410 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,253 architecture and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 32 colleges that offered a degree in architecture and related services. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their architecture and related services program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree architecture & related services students.
Out of the 32 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design landed the #1 spot on the list. MIAD is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s architecture and related services degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lawrence Technological University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Great Lakes Region. Lawrence Technological University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Southfield, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 53 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 32 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Judson University landed the #3 spot on the list. Judson is a small school located in Elgin, Illinois that handed out 20 bachelors’s architecture and related services degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 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.
Full Judson University Architecture & Related Services Report
Out of the 32 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois Institute of Technology landed the #4 spot on the list. Illinois Tech is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 76 bachelors’s architecture and related services degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 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. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Out of the 32 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Detroit Mercy landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Detroit, Michigan, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 37 degrees to qualified bachelors’s architecture and related services students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #6, Ball State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Muncie, Indiana, this large public school handed out 100 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s architecture and related services students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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 ranking of #7, Miami University - Oxford did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This fairly large school is located in Oxford, Ohio, and it awarded 84 bachelors’s architecture and related services degrees 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%. 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 Miami University - Oxford Architecture & Related Services Report
Kent State University at Kent did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #8. This large school is located in Kent, Ohio, and it awarded 98 bachelors’s architecture and related services degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Kent State University at Kent Architecture & Related Services Report
With a ranking of #9, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Bowling Green State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Bowling Green, Ohio that handed out 61 bachelors’s architecture and related services degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #10. Milwaukee, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s architecture and related services degrees to 84 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #11, Mount Mary University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Mount Mary is a private not-for-profit institution located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 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.
Full Mount Mary University Architecture & Related Services Report
With a ranking of #12, University of Notre Dame did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services 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 bachelors’s architecture and related services degrees to 46 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%.
Full University of Notre Dame Architecture & Related Services Report
University of Cincinnati - Main Campus came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UC is a large school located in Cincinnati, Ohio that handed out 112 bachelors’s architecture and related services 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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University of Illinois at Chicago ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Illinois at Chicago is a large public school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 75 bachelors’s architecture and related services degrees 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%.
With a ranking of #15, Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services 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 28 bachelors’s architecture and related services degrees to qualified students.
Full Southern Illinois University Carbondale Architecture & Related Services Report
With a ranking of #16, Northland College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Ashland, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s architecture and related services degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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Indiana State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #17. Located in Terre Haute, Indiana, this medium-sized public school handed out 18 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s architecture and related services students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #18, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a public institution located in Champaign, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 104 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Architecture & Related Services at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ohio State University - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Columbus, Ohio. It awarded 111 bachelors’s architecture and related services degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #20. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a large school located in Ann Arbor, Michigan that handed out 58 bachelors’s architecture and related services degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Andrews University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Berrien Springs, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s architecture and related services degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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 excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Eastern Michigan University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s architecture and related services degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #23, Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Indiana University - Bloomington is a large public school situated in Bloomington, Indiana. It awarded 19 bachelors’s architecture and related services degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%.
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Concordia University, Wisconsin landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Concordia University, Wisconsin is located in Mequon, Wisconsin and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s architecture and related services degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Concordia University, Wisconsin Architecture & Related Services Report
Purdue University - Main Campus came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Purdue University - Main Campus is a large school located in West Lafayette, Indiana that handed out 14 bachelors’s architecture and related services degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
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