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2023 Best Value Architectural Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

11 Colleges
$38,201 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$53,710 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Architectural Sciences & Technology School for You

Architectural Sciences & Technology is the #66 most popular major in the country with 3,366 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, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Architectural Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for architect science students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Architectural Sciences & Technology Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Architectural Sciences & Technology Colleges.

Top 10 Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Schools

$50,375 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Illinois Institute of Technology to be the best value school for architectural sciences and technology students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Illinois Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $50,375 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Ball State University is a great value for architectural sciences and technology students. Located in the city of Muncie, Ball State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ball State are $27,524 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Ball State also did well on our Best Architectural Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Architectural Sciences & Technology at Ball State University Report

The excellent programs at Lawrence Technological University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best architectural sciences and technology schools in the Great Lakes Region . Lawrence Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Southfield.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lawrence Tech are $37,680 per year.

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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 Value Architectural Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UIUC are $37,632 per year.

UIUC also took the #5 spot in our Best Architectural Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region rankings.

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$21,475 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 11 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UWM are $21,475 per year.

Full Architectural Sciences & Technology at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Report

$27,111 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for architectural sciences and technology students. It came in at #6 on the list. UC is a very large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UC are $27,111 a year.

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$36,288 Average Tuition & Fees

Miami University - Oxford came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Architectural Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Miami University - Oxford are $36,288 a year.

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$30,154 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Detroit Mercy ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Architectural Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Detroit Mercy is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Detroit.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Detroit Mercy are $30,154 per year.

Full Architectural Sciences & Technology at University of Detroit Mercy Report

$19,876 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, Kent State University at Kent did quite well on this year’s best value schools for architectural sciences and technology students. Kent State is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Kent.

Kent State undergraduate students pay an average of $19,876 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value architectural sciences and technology programs. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at U-M are $55,097 a year.

U-M excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Architectural Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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Best Architectural Sciences & Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best architectural sciences and technology schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 202
Illinois 127
Ohio 71
Indiana 1
Wisconsin 24

One of 8 majors within the area of study, architectural sciences and technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Urban & Regional Planning 1,613
General Architecture 1,096
Landscape Architecture 285
Real Estate Development 223
Interior Architecture 169

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 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 SSR2000.

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