2021 Best Architecture & Related Services Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region
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Finding the Best Architecture & Related Services Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best Architecture & Related Services Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a bachelor's in architecture & related services. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality architecture & related services programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the architecture & related services program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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The architecture & related services school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Architecture & Related Services Schools for Non-Traditional Students.
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2021 Best Architecture & Related Services Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Architecture & Related Services Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Best Architecture & Related Services Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Ohio State University - Main Campus tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Great Lakes Region that are best for non-traditional architecture & related services students. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the city of Columbus. Ohio State also made our Best Colleges for Architecture & Related Services in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #1.
The student loan default rate at Ohio State is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 42,293 students take at least one class online at Ohio State. 8,459 of Ohio State students are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Illinois Institute of Technology as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago. Illinois Tech also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Architecture & Related Services in the Great Lakes Region rankings.
About 0.8% of Illinois Tech students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 1,752 students take at least one class online at Illinois Tech. 1,354 students are part time.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor. U-M not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Architecture & Related Services in the Great Lakes Region list.
About 0.2% of U-M students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 15,737 students at U-M that take at least one class online. 3,568 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize University of Illinois at Chicago as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a very large student population. UIC also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for Architecture & Related Services in the Great Lakes Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at UIC is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 19,768 students at UIC that take at least one class online. 5,712 of UIC students are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Southern Illinois University Carbondale as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population. SIUC also made our Best Colleges for Architecture & Related Services in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #6.
The student loan default rate at SIUC is lower than is typical, just 2.4% of students default in three years. Approximately 2,640 students take at least one class online at SIUC. 2,629 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee as the #6 school in this year's rankings. UWM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Milwaukee. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UWM has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Architecture & Related Services in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. There are approximately 12,157 students at UWM that take at least one class online. 5,387 of UWM students are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Kent State University at Kent as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Located in the suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public college with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Kent State has also earned the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Architecture & Related Services in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at Kent State is lower than is typical, just 1.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 15,625 students take at least one class online at Kent State. 6,651 students are part time.
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 the rest 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).
