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2023 Best Value Architectural Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

11 Colleges
$38,201 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$53,710 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Architectural Sciences & Technology School for You

Architectural Sciences & Technology is the #111 most popular major in the country with 6,781 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Architectural Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for architect science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Architectural Sciences & Technology Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the architect science programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Schools

#1

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Our analysis found Ball State University to be the best value school for architectural sciences and technology students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . Ball State is a very large public school located in the city of Muncie.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ball State are $27,524 a year.

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$21,475 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Architectural Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UWM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UWM are $21,475 per year.

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$27,111 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a great value for architectural sciences and technology students. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UC undergraduate students pay an average of $27,111 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Architectural Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UIUC are $37,632 per year. On average, architect science graduates from UIUC take out $20,864 in student loans while working on their degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $297, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UIUC also did well on our Best Architectural Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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$50,375 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Illinois Institute of Technology is a great value for architectural sciences and technology students. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Illinois Tech are $50,375 per year.

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Miami University - Oxford did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for architectural sciences and technology students. It came in at #6 on the list. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large public school located in the fringe town of Oxford.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Miami University - Oxford are $36,288 a year.

Miami University - Oxford also claimed a spot on our Best Architectural Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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$19,876 Average Tuition & Fees

Kent State University at Kent did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for architectural sciences and technology students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Kent State are $19,876 a year.

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$37,680 Average Tuition & Fees

Lawrence Technological University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Architectural Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Southfield, Lawrence Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lawrence Tech are $37,680 per year.

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$30,154 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Detroit Mercy ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Architectural Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Detroit, Detroit Mercy is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Detroit Mercy are $30,154 a year.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Architectural Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at U-M are $55,097 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, U-M also did well on our Best Architectural Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best architectural sciences and technology schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 300
Ohio 110
Illinois 331
Indiana 6
Wisconsin 24

Architectural Sciences & Technology is one of 8 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Architect Science

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Architecture 4,982
Urban & Regional Planning 2,419
Landscape Architecture 905
Environmental Design 741
Interior Architecture 728

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 schools only.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to SSR2000.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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