2024 Best Architecture Schools in Illinois

Architecture is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #147 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Architecture Schools in Illinois ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 184 degrees in architecture during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Architecture Schools List

Architecture Rankings by Degree Level

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Architecture Schools in Illinois list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Architecture in Illinois

The schools below may not offer all types of architecture degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Illinois Schools in architecture

1

University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

89 architecture Degrees Awarded

10.1% Growth in Graduates

University of Illinois at Chicago is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in architecture. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a degree in architecture from University of Illinois at Chicago

2

Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Carbondale, IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

67 architecture Degrees Awarded

It is difficult to beat Southern Illinois University Carbondale if you wish to pursue a degree in architecture. SIUC is a large public university located in the city of Carbondale.More information about a degree in architecture from Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Best Architecture Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	939	337
Michigan	915	77
Indiana	737	151
Wisconsin	672	87

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Rankings in Majors Related to architecture

Architecture is one of 3 different types of General Architecture programs to choose from.

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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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More about our data sources and methodologies.