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2023 Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

26 Colleges
$54,907 Avg Salary

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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 26 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs 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 master's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Michigan - Ann Arbor the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for architecture and related services students working on their master’s degree. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

Women make up 55% of the architecture and related services majors at the school.

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Out of the 26 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the # 2 spot on the list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

About 54% of the students majoring in architecture and related services at the school are women while 46% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

About 40% of the students majoring in architecture and related services at the school are women while 60% are male.

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Out of the 26 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kent State University at Kent landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 52 students majoring in architecture and related services at Kent State, 48% are male and 52% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a great place for architecture and related services students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 40% of the students majoring in architecture and related services at the school are women while 60% are male.

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Lawrence Technological University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree architecture and related services programs. Located in the city of Southfield, Lawrence Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 40% of the architecture and related services majors at the school.

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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for architecture and related services students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. UWM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Milwaukee.

Of the 41 students majoring in architecture and related services at UWM, 59% are male and 41% are female.

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree architecture and related services programs. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 39 students majoring in architecture and related services at SIUC, 62% are male and 38% are female.

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Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Ball State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree architecture and related services programs. Ball State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Muncie.

About 38% of the students majoring in architecture and related services at the school are women while 62% are male.

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Illinois Institute of Technology ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Of the 34 students majoring in architecture and related services at Illinois Tech, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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