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Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in Michigan

2023 Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in Michigan

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$27,437 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,641 Avg Salary

With 423 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, architecture and related services is the #27 most popular major in Michigan.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Value Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in Michigan ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in Michigan to see which ones offered the best value programs for architecture and related services students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

Best Michigan Schools for Affordable Quality in Architecture/Urban Planning

$17,193 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Michigan - Ann Arbor to be the best value school for architecture and related services students who want to pursue a degree in Michigan. U-M is a very large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at U-M are $17,193 per year. After completing their degree, architecture and related services graduates from U-M carry an average student debtload of $18,750.

U-M also made our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in Michigan list, coming in at #2.

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$37,680 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Lawrence Technological University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Southfield, Lawrence Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Lawrence Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $37,680 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Lawrence Tech also claimed a spot on our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in Michigan list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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Explore all the Best Value Architecture & Related Services Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 258
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 2 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 Lorenzo Cafaro.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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