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

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 $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

General Architecture is the 111th most popular major in the country with 5,051 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general architecture graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $46,998 and had an average of $41,356 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 845 general architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,071 and $36,815 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 188 general 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 $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in general architecture. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general architecture programs, but they also 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 general architecture program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Architecture (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, Indiana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Notre Dame. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit institution located in Notre Dame, Indiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Notre Dame also took the #1 spot in our “Best General 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 Notre Dame are $57,522.

Read full report on General Architecture at University of Notre Dame

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Architecture 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 #2 spot on the list. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U-M, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best General 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 U-M are $49,548.

Read more about General Architecture at U-M

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 Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Ohio State University - Main Campus 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General 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.

Full Ohio State General Architecture Report

#4

Ball State University

Muncie, Indiana

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ball State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Ball State is a large school located in Muncie, Indiana that handed out 17 masters’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

Ball State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General 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 Ball State are $26,204.

Read full report on General Architecture at Ball State University

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Chicago. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Illinois at Chicago is a large public school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 11 masters’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

UIC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Chicago are $27,036, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Architecture at University of Illinois at Chicago

Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Carbondale, Illinois, and it awarded 34 masters’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree architecture students whose families make $0-$30k list, SIUC has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Illinois University Carbondale are $32,928, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Architecture at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Kent State University at Kent ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Kent, Ohio, this large public school handed out 47 diplomas to qualified masters’s architecture students in 2019-2020.

Kent State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General 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.

Full Kent State General Architecture Report

#9 in overall quality

Bowling Green State University - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Bowling Green, Ohio, and it awarded 7 masters’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at BGSU, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best General 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 some majors have different tuition rates.

Full BGSU General Architecture Report

With a ranking of #9, Illinois Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Architecture 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 6 masters’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

Illinois Tech also made our “Best General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois Tech are $30,695, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Architecture at Illinois Tech

#10

Judson University

Elgin, Illinois

Judson University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Judson University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Elgin, Illinois. It awarded 11 masters’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

Judson not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. 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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