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2023 Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in the Great Lakes Region

47 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 Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 47 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Architecture & Related Services program at each school on the list.

Check out the architecture and related services programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Michigan - Ann Arbor the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for architecture and related services students. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly large student population.

On average, architecture and related services graduates from U-M take out $18,750 in student loans while working on their degree.

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The excellent programs at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus 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 . UC is a very large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

The average amount in student loans that architecture and related services majors at UC take out is $24,750. 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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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. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very 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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Out of the 47 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a very large student population.

While working on their degree, architecture and related services majors at Ohio State accumulate an average of around $24,613 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $228.

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The excellent programs at Kent State University at Kent helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best architecture and related services schools in the Great Lakes Region . Kent State is a very large public school located in the suburb of Kent.

While working on their degree, architecture and related services majors at Kent State accumulate an average of around $25,000 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $297.

Full Architecture & Related Services at Kent State University at Kent Report

#6

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Ball State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular 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 college with a very large student population.

Architecture & Related Services majors at Ball State take out an average of $27,401 in student loans while working on their egree.

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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

On average, architecture and related services graduates from UWM take out $25,750 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Illinois Institute of Technology came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the 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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Miami University - Oxford ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the fringe town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public school with a 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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Lawrence Technological University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular architecture and related services programs. Lawrence Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Southfield.

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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 26 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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