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

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$57,241 Avg Salary

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.

The Best Architecture/Urban Planning Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs 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 colleges and universities below are the best for architecture and related services majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Doctorate in Architecture/Urban Planning

Our 2023 rankings named Illinois Institute of Technology the best school in the Great Lakes Region for architecture and related services students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best architecture and related services schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a very 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 #3 on this year’s Best Architecture/Urban Planning Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a very large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is a great place for architecture and related services students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public college 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 Cincinnati - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Architecture/Urban Planning Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UC is a very large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Architecture/Urban Planning Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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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 6 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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