2023 Best Value Housing Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

Finding the Best Housing School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, housing was ranked #316 in the country. In fact 302 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Housing Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for housing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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.

2023 Best Value Housing Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for housing majors pursuing a .

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Housing

#1

University of Akron Main Campus

Akron, OH

5 Degrees

$11,880 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Akron Main Campus the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for housing students. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Akron.

University of Akron Main Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $11,880 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Housing at University of Akron Main Campus Report

#2

Ohio University - Athens Campus

Athens, OH

10 Degrees

$22,810 Average Tuition & Fees

$27,000 Average Student Debt

Out of the 2 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the town of Athens.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at OHIO Athens are $22,810 per year. The average amount in student loans that housing majors at OHIO Athens take out is $27,000.

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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 Orygun.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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