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Best Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in Illinois

2023 Best Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in Illinois

4 Colleges
$48,821 Avg Salary
$24,937 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, 522 degrees and certificates were awarded to architecture and related services students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #29 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Illinois to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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

Top Illinois Schools in Architecture/Urban Planning

Our analysis found Illinois Institute of Technology to be the best school for architecture and related services students who want to pursue a degree in Illinois. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

After completing their degree, architecture and related services graduates from Illinois Tech carry an average student debtload of $31,000.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great place for architecture and related services students. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.

While working on their degree, architecture and related services majors at UIUC accumulate an average of around $20,864 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $297.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Architecture/Urban Planning Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that architecture and related services majors at UIC take out is $24,250.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a great place for architecture and related services students. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Architecture & Related Services majors at SIUC take out an average of $25,072 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Explore all the Best Architecture & Related Services Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 258
Michigan 423
Ohio 663
Wisconsin 183

Major Annual Graduates
Architectural Sciences & Technology 6,781
General Architecture 4,982
Urban & Regional Planning 2,419
Landscape Architecture 905
Environmental Design 741
Interior Architecture 728
Real Estate Development 420
Architecture (Other) 202
Architectural History 147

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 254,454
Engineering 198,468
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Engineering Technologies 85,188
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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