2023 Best Value Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Architecture & Related Services Bachelor's Degree School for You
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 Value Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for architecture and related services students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Architecture/Urban Planning
Our analysis found University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to be the best value school for architecture and related services students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Illinois. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.
UIUC undergraduate students pay an average of $17,634 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
UIUC also took the #3 spot in our Best Architecture/Urban Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois rankings.
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Out of the 4 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UIC are $15,603 per year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a great value for architecture and related services students working on their bachelor’s degree. 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.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Illinois Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value architecture and related services schools in Illinois. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Illinois Tech are $50,375 per year.
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Request InformationBest Value Architecture & Related Services Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
Explore all the Best Value 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 |
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Architecture & Related Services Related Majors for Architecture & Related Services
Architecture & Related Services Majors to Study
| 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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Architecture & Related Services
| 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.
- 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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