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Best Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Best Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in the Great Lakes Region

15 Colleges
$46,572 Avg Salary
$25,410 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.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 15 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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The following schools top our list of the Best Architecture & Related Services 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 degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

After completing their degree, architecture and related services graduates from Notre Dame carry an average student debtload of $24,500.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Illinois Institute of Technology. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

On average, architecture and related services graduates from Illinois Tech take out $31,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a great place for architecture and related services students. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a very large student population.

After completing their degree, architecture and related services graduates from U-M carry an average student debtload of $18,750.

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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 Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that architecture and related services majors at UIUC take out is $20,864. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $297.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Miami University - Oxford. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Architecture & Related Services majors at Miami University - Oxford take out an average of $25,962 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#6

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Ball State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for architecture and related services students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small city of Muncie, Ball State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, architecture and related services graduates from Ball State carry an average student debtload of $27,401.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee did quite well on this year’s best schools for architecture and related services students. Located in the city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, architecture and related services graduates from UWM carry an average student debtload of $25,750.

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

Architecture & Related Services majors at UC take out an average of $24,750 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $300, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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University of Illinois at Chicago ranked #9 on this year’s Best Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UIC is a very large public school located in the city of Chicago.

Architecture & Related Services majors at UIC take out an average of $24,250 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best architecture and related services programs. SIUC is a large public school located in the city of Carbondale.

After completing their degree, architecture and related services graduates from SIUC carry an average student debtload of $25,072.

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Explore the best architecture and related services schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

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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