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2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

10 Ranked Colleges
413 Degrees Awarded
$31,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master's 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. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Architectural Sciences & Technology is the 128th most popular major in the country with 6,631 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, architectural sciences and technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $48,611 and had an average of $53,442 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 717 architectural sciences and technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $48,500 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 413 architectural sciences and technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in architectural sciences and technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great architectural sciences and technology programs and 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 architectural sciences and technology program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Architectural Sciences & Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #1 spot on the list. Ann Arbor, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s architect science degrees to 133 students in 2019-2020.

U-M not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Master’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 U-M are $49,548.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Champaign, Illinois, this large public school handed out 81 degrees to qualified masters’s architect science students in 2019-2020.

UIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Master’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 UIUC are $30,083.

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#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. UWM is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 27 masters’s architect science degrees to qualified students.

UWM also made our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee are $25,295, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Miami University - Oxford landed the #4 spot on the list. Miami University - Oxford is a public institution located in Oxford, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Miami University - Oxford also took the #4 spot in our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Miami University - Oxford are $31,697, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

University of Detroit Mercy

Detroit, Michigan
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Detroit Mercy. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Detroit, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 23 diplomas to qualified masters’s architect science students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Detroit Mercy, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Master’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 Detroit Mercy are $20,047.

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#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a large school located in Cincinnati, Ohio that handed out 32 masters’s architect science degrees in 2019-2020.

UC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC are $26,644, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Illinois Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Illinois Institute of Technology is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 28 masters’s architect science degrees in 2019-2020.

Illinois Tech also took the #2 spot in our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois Institute of Technology are $30,695, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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Kent State University at Kent came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Kent State is a large public school situated in Kent, Ohio. It awarded 1 masters’s architect science degrees in 2019-2020.

Kent State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kent State are $21,952, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#9

Andrews University

Berrien Springs, Michigan
#7 in overall quality

Andrews University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Andrews University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Berrien Springs, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Andrews did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Master’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 Andrews University are $28,910.

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#9 in overall quality

School of the Art Institute of Chicago ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Architect Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. School of the Art Institute of Chicago is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at School of the Art Institute of Chicago, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Master’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 School of the Art Institute of Chicago are $43,912.

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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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