by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architectural Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 1,088 people earned their degree in architectural engineering, making the major the 239th most popular in the United States. In , architectural engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $66,073 and had an average of $25,379 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 105 architectural engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,727 and $25,880 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 29 architectural engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,182 and $43,142 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architectural Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in architectural engineering. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in architectural engineering.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architectural Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architectural Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architectural Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Milwaukee School of Engineering landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it awarded 9 masters’s architectural engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lawrence Technological University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architectural Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region. Lawrence Tech is located in Southfield, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 11 masters’s architectural engineering degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois Institute of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architectural Engineering Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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