2025 Best Architectural Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

If you're seeking a Master's Degree in architectural engineering, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #215 one in the country in terms of popularity.While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for architectural engineering students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 32 master's degrees in architectural engineering to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on architectural engineering students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of architectural engineering students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for architectural engineering to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized architectural engineering related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for architectural engineering students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Architectural Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Architectural Engineering in the Great Lakes Region

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for architectural engineering students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Master's in Architectural Engineering

1

Milwaukee School of Engineering
Milwaukee, WI

12 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Milwaukee School of Engineering if you want to pursue a master's degree in architectural engineering. MSOE is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.More information about a master’s in architectural engineering from Milwaukee School of Engineering

2

Lawrence Technological University
Southfield, MI

10 Annual Graduates

Lawrence Technological University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in architectural engineering. Lawrence Tech is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Southfield.More information about a master’s in architectural engineering from Lawrence Technological University

Best Architectural Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best architectural engineering colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	221	13
Michigan	211	9
Wisconsin	173	13

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Rankings in Majors Related to Architectural Engineering

Architectural Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

Architectural Engineering Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Architectural Engineering	32

Majors Similar to Architectural Engineering

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering	1,307
Electrical Engineering	1,212
Civil Engineering	729
Industrial Engineering	586
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	521
Electrical and Computer Engineering.	520
Computer Engineering	514
Biomedical Engineering	450
General Engineering	399
Other Engineering	356

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.