2026 Best Housing Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Housing degree programs prepare students for a range of careers in the field. A focused field like this rewards careful comparison of the schools that offer it.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 10 schools to find the best for housing students.
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Best Schools for Housing in the Great Lakes Region
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the housing degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Housing
Our analysis ranked Ohio University Main Campus the best school in the country for a degree in housing. Ohio University Main Campus is a very large public school located in the town of Athens. The six-year graduation rate is 65%. Ohio University Main Campus awarded about 23 housing degrees in the most recent data year. Students who receive their housing degree from Ohio University Main Campus earn around $38,637 in the first couple years of their career. Typical student debt for the program is $25,683.
Read more about the housing program at Ohio University Main Campus
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 10 schools evaluated.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
