by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
General Architecture is the 127th most popular major in the country with 4,814 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , general architecture graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $49,038 and had an average of $30,541 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 769 general architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,792 and $29,592 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 584 general architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,415 and $23,858 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 14 colleges that offered a degree in general architecture. That schools that top this list have a program in general architecture in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree architecture students.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Judson University landed the #1 spot on the list. Judson University is a small school located in Elgin, Illinois that handed out 27 bachelors’s architecture degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kent State University at Kent. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Kent, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s architecture degrees to 104 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this large public school handed out 82 degrees to qualified bachelors’s architecture students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Notre Dame landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Notre Dame, Indiana. It awarded 21 bachelors’s architecture degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ball State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Great Lakes Region. Ball State University is a fairly large school located in Muncie, Indiana that handed out 58 bachelors’s architecture degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #6, University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Illinois at Chicago is a large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 56 bachelors’s architecture degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a public institution located in Carbondale, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on General Architecture at Southern Illinois University Carbondale
University of Cincinnati - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a large school located in Cincinnati, Ohio that handed out 88 bachelors’s architecture degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ohio State University - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Columbus, Ohio. It awarded 75 bachelors’s architecture degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, this large public school awarded 52 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s architecture students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Case Western Reserve University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Cleveland, Ohio, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s architecture students in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Illinois Institute of Technology came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Illinois Institute of Technology General Architecture Report
Miami University - Oxford came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Oxford, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s architecture degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on General Architecture at Miami University - Oxford
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Architecture Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #12. Champaign, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s architecture degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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