General Architecture at University of Illinois at Chicago

What traits are you looking for in a architecture school? To help you decide if University of Illinois at Chicago is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's architecture program.

UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 33,518 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 75 students received a bachelor's degree in architecture from UIC.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Architecture section at the bottom of this page.

UIC General Architecture Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture
• Master’s Degree in Architecture

UIC General Architecture Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks architecture programs across the country. The following shows how UIC performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The architecture major at UIC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Architecture. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	54

In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in architecture from UIC. This makes it the #24 most popular school for architecture master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UIC Architecture Graduates

The median salary of architecture students who receive their bachelor's degree at UIC is $41,198. This is less than $46,312, which is the national average of all architecture majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Architecture Student Demographics at UIC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the architecture majors at University of Illinois at Chicago.

UIC General Architecture Bachelor’s Program

Of the 75 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in architecture from UIC in 2021, 57% were men and 43% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 23% more racial-ethnic minorities in its architecture bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Illinois at Chicago with a bachelor's in architecture.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	28
White	20
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UIC General Architecture Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students graduated with a master's degree in architecture from UIC. About 43% were men and 57% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Illinois at Chicago with a master's in architecture.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UIC also has a doctoral program available in architecture. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Architectural History

Careers That Architecture Grads May Go Into

A degree in architecture can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for University of Illinois at Chicago.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Architectural and Engineering Managers	9,760	$136,270
Architects	5,560	$79,520
Architecture Professors	160	$82,160

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Hied5 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.