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

16 Colleges
$54,907 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Architecture/Urban Planning Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best master'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 following schools top our list of the Best Architecture & Related Services Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

Our 2023 rankings named University of Notre Dame the best school in the Great Lakes Region for architecture and related services students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Architecture/Urban Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great place for architecture and related services students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small 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 University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Architecture/Urban Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Miami University - Oxford is a great place for architecture and related services students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public college with a large student population.

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#6

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Ball State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Architecture/Urban Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Muncie, Ball State is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Architecture/Urban Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UC is a very large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for architecture and related services students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a very large student population.

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree architecture and related services programs. SIUC is a large public school located in the small city of Carbondale.

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With a ranking of #10, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee did quite well on this year’s best schools for architecture and related services students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public school with a very 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 16 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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