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2022 Best Vallue architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k

10 Ranked Colleges
188 Degrees Awarded
$31,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue architecture Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Architecture is the 124th most popular major in the country with 4,967 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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.

This year’s “Best Vallue architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in architecture. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great architecture programs and cost less that 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 Vallue architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree architecture students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Architecture (Income Over $110k) in the Great Lakes Region

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k list. SIUC is located in Carbondale, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 34 masters’s architecture degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree architecture students whose families make more than $110k list, SIUC has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SIUC are $32,928, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Architecture at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

#2

Ball State University

Muncie, Indiana
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Vallue architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Ball State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Muncie, Indiana, this large public school handed out 17 degrees to qualified masters’s architecture students in 2019-2020.

Ball State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ball State University are $26,204, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Architecture at Ball State

#3

Judson University

Elgin, Illinois
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Judson University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Judson is a small school located in Elgin, Illinois that handed out 11 masters’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

Judson also took the #8 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 Judson are $18,900.

Read full report on Architecture at Judson University

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Vallue architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. Ohio State is a public institution located in Columbus, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 30 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Ohio State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State are $37,141, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Architecture at Ohio State University - Main Campus

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Vallue architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k list. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a large school located in Ann Arbor, Michigan that handed out 1 masters’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U-M, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at U-M are $49,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full U-M Architecture Report

#7 in overall quality

University of Illinois at Chicago came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. UIC is a large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 11 masters’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

UIC also made our “Best Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Chicago are $27,036, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Architecture at University of Illinois at Chicago

#5 in overall quality

Kent State University at Kent ranked #7 on this year’s Best Vallue architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Kent State University at Kent is a large school located in Kent, Ohio that handed out 47 masters’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

Kent State also took the #5 spot in our “Best Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kent State are $21,952, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Architecture at Kent State

#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k list. BGSU is a fairly large school located in Bowling Green, Ohio that handed out 7 masters’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

BGSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at BGSU are $15,823, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Architecture Report

#3 in overall quality

Illinois Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 6 degrees to qualified masters’s architecture students in 2019-2020.

Illinois Tech also took the #3 spot in our “Best Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois Institute of Technology are $30,695, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Architecture at Illinois Tech

#10

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, Indiana
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, University of Notre Dame did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Notre Dame, Indiana, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified masters’s architecture students in 2019-2020.

Notre Dame also made our “Best Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Notre Dame are $57,522.

Read full report on Architecture at Notre Dame

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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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