by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual looked at 14 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Architecture & Related Services Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 835 master's degrees in architecture & related services to qualified students.
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Your choice of architecture & related services for getting your master's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for architecture & related services students working on their master's degree.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Architecture & Related Services Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision.
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in architecture & related services.
University of Notre Dame is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in architecture & related services. Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in architecture & related services from University of Notre Dame
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in architecture & related services. U-M is a fairly large public university located in the city of Ann Arbor.More information about a master’s in architecture & related services from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in architecture & related services. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in architecture & related services from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Kent State University at Kent is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in architecture & related services. Kent State is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Kent.More information about a master’s in architecture & related services from Kent State University at Kent
Ohio State is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Columbus.More information about a master’s in architecture & related services from Ohio State University - Main Campus
Located in the large city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.More information about a master’s in architecture & related services from Illinois Institute of Technology
Ball State is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Muncie.More information about a master’s in architecture & related services from Ball State University
Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in architecture & related services from University of Wisconsin - Madison
Miami University - Oxford is a large public university located in the fringe town of Oxford.More information about a master’s in architecture & related services from Miami University - Oxford
SIUC is a fairly large public university located in the distant town of Carbondale.More information about a master’s in architecture & related services from Southern Illinois University Carbondale
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| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Architectural Sciences & Technology | 538 |
| General Architecture | 194 |
| Urban & Regional Planning | 91 |
| Environmental Design | 6 |
| Landscape Architecture | 3 |
| Architecture (Other) | 2 |
| Architectural History | 1 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Engineering | 8,214 |
| Biological & Biomedical Sciences | 3,036 |
| Mathematics & Statistics | 2,194 |
| Engineering Technologies | 1,710 |
| Physical Sciences | 1,168 |
| Natural Resources & Conservation | 645 |
| Agriculture & Agriculture Operations | 425 |
| Science Technologies / Technicians | 15 |
| Military Technologies & Applied Sciences | 10 |