2022 Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology is the 155th most popular major in the country with 5,851 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Illinois, there were 285 architectural and building sciences/technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 128 architectural and building sciences/technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in architectural and building sciences/technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great architectural and building sciences/technology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the architectural and building sciences/technology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology in Illinois (With Aid)

#1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$30,083 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid. Champaign, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees to 81 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIUC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Report

#2

Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$30,695 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid list. Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 28 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Illinois Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois Institute of Technology are $30,695, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology at Illinois Tech

#3

School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

#3 in overall quality

$43,912 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend School of the Art Institute of Chicago. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.

School of the Art Institute of Chicago not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at School of the Art Institute of Chicago are $43,912, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full School of the Art Institute of Chicago Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Report

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Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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