2023 Best Value General Architecture Schools in Illinois

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

Finding the Best General Architecture School for You

General Architecture is the #122 most popular major in Illinois with 184 degrees and certificates awarded 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're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value General Architecture Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best value programs for architecture students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value General Architecture Schools in Illinois

Check out the architecture programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality in General Architecture

#1

University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago, IL

89 Degrees

$15,603 Average Tuition & Fees

$45,245 Average Salary

Our analysis found University of Illinois at Chicago to be the best value school for general architecture students who want to pursue a degree in Illinois. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UIC are $15,603 per year. Architecture majors at UIC take out an average of $24,250 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#2

Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Carbondale, IL

67 Degrees

$15,240 Average Tuition & Fees

$45,589 Average Salary

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value General Architecture Schools in Illinois list. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

SIUC undergraduate students pay an average of $15,240 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, architecture graduates from SIUC take out $25,072 in student loans while working on their degree.

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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).
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