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2023 Best Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

15 Colleges
$44,169 Avg Salary
$25,409 Avg Student Debt

Architecture & Related Services is the #29 most popular major in the country with 17,325 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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The following schools top our list of the Best Architecture & Related Services Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

#1

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

Our analysis found University of Notre Dame to be the best school for architecture and related services students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Illinois Institute of Technology is a great place for architecture and related services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 15 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Miami University - Oxford. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for architecture and related services students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public school with a very large student population.

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#7

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Ball State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Muncie, Ball State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Illinois at Chicago came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chicago.

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for architecture and related services students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. UC is a very large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree architecture and related services programs. BGSU is a large public school located in the town of Bowling Green.

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State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 258
Michigan 423
Ohio 663
Illinois 522
Wisconsin 183

Major Annual Graduates
Architectural Sciences & Technology 6,781
General Architecture 4,982
Urban & Regional Planning 2,419
Landscape Architecture 905
Environmental Design 741
Interior Architecture 728
Real Estate Development 420
Architecture (Other) 202
Architectural History 147

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 254,454
Engineering 198,468
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Engineering Technologies 85,188
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 15 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Lorenzo Cafaro.

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