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 was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Urban & Regional Planning, General is the 264th most popular major in the country with 2,419 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 225 urban and regional planning, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 93 urban and regional planning, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,892 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in urban and regional planning, general. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in urban and regional planning, general.
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The urban design school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wayne State University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Great Lakes Region. This large school is located in Detroit, Michigan, and it awarded 22 masters’s urban design degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Wayne State University Urban & Regional Planning, General Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Great Lakes Region. UWM is a public institution located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Urban & Regional Planning, General at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Great Lakes Region. Ohio State is a public institution located in Columbus, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 29 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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 Urban & Regional Planning, General at Ohio State
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ball State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Ball State is a large public school situated in Muncie, Indiana. It awarded 8 masters’s urban design degrees 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%.
Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning, General at Ball State
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Great Lakes Region. UW - Madison is a public institution located in Madison, Wisconsin. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%.
Read more about Urban & Regional Planning, General at UW - Madison
Kent State University at Kent did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #6. Kent State University at Kent is a large public school situated in Kent, Ohio. It awarded 4 masters’s urban design degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Urban & Regional Planning, General at Kent State University at Kent
Eastern Michigan University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Ypsilanti, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s urban design students in 2020-2021.
Full Eastern Michigan Urban & Regional Planning, General Report
Lawrence Technological University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Lawrence Technological University is located in Southfield, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s urban design degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Read more about Urban & Regional Planning, General at Lawrence Tech
With a ranking of #8, Michigan State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s urban design degrees to qualified students.
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 2.6% 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 more about Urban & Regional Planning, General at Michigan State University
University of Akron Main Campus landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Urban Design Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Akron, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified masters’s urban design students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Urban & Regional Planning, General at University of Akron Main Campus
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