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

29 Colleges
$46,572 Avg Salary
$25,410 Avg Student Debt

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, architecture and related services was ranked #22 in the country. In fact 6,944 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

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The Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 29 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for architecture and related services majors pursuing a .

Our analysis found University of Michigan - Ann Arbor to be the most popular school for architecture and related services students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . U-M is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

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The excellent programs at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 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 . UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a great place for architecture and related services students. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a very large student population.

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The excellent programs at Ohio State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best architecture and related services schools in the Great Lakes Region . Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbus.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Kent State University at Kent is a great place for architecture and related services students. Located in the large suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Lawrence Technological University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for architecture and related services students. Located in the city of Southfield, Lawrence Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular architecture and related services programs. UWM is a very large public school located in the city of Milwaukee.

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With a ranking of #8, Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for architecture and related services students. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Illinois Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for architecture and related services students. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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#10

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Ball State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ball State is a very large public school located in the city of Muncie.

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State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 189
Indiana 61
Ohio 194
Wisconsin 63
Michigan 253

Major Annual Graduates
Architectural Sciences & Technology 3,366
Urban & Regional Planning 1,613
General Architecture 1,096
Landscape Architecture 285
Real Estate Development 223
Interior Architecture 169
Environmental Design 114
Architectural History 45
Architecture (Other) 33

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 61,791
Computer & Information Sciences 60,971
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 28,851
Mathematics & Statistics 15,127
Physical Sciences 12,705

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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.

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