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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Architecture (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

10 Ranked Colleges
188 Degrees Awarded
$31,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value architecture Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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 “Best Value architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 4,967 people earned their degree in architecture, making the major the 124th most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 845 architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 188 architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in architecture. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality architecture programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the architecture program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Architecture (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, Indiana
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Notre Dame. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Notre Dame, Indiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s architecture degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree architecture students whose families make $30-$48k list, Notre Dame has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Notre Dame are $57,522, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. U-M is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s architecture degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree architecture students whose families make $30-$48k list, U-M has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Architecture 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 University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Ohio State is a large public school situated in Columbus, Ohio. It awarded 30 masters’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

Ohio State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Architecture 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 Ohio State University - Main Campus are $37,141.

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#4

Ball State University

Muncie, Indiana
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ball State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Muncie, Indiana, this large public school awarded 17 diplomas to qualified masters’s architecture students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ball State, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Architecture 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 Ball State University are $26,204.

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#7 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 11 masters’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

UIC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Architecture 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 University of Illinois at Chicago are $27,036.

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#6 in overall quality

Southern Illinois University Carbondale came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Carbondale, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s architecture degrees to 34 students in 2019-2020.

SIUC also took the #6 spot in our “Best Architecture 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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale are $32,928.

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#5 in overall quality

Kent State University at Kent did quite well in the 2022 Best Value architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #7. This large school is located in Kent, Ohio, and it awarded 47 masters’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

Kent State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Architecture 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 Kent State University at Kent are $21,952.

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#9 in overall quality

Bowling Green State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #8. Bowling Green State University - Main Campus is located in Bowling Green, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s architecture degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree architecture students whose families make $30-$48k list, BGSU has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus are $15,823, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3 in overall quality

Illinois Institute of Technology came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 6 masters’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

Illinois Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Architecture Master’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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#10

Judson University

Elgin, Illinois
#8 in overall quality

Judson University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This small school is located in Elgin, Illinois, and it awarded 11 masters’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree architecture students whose families make $30-$48k list, Judson has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Judson are $18,900, 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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