2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology in Illinois

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 5,851 people earned their degree in architectural and building sciences/technology, making the major the 155th most popular in the United States.

Across Illinois, there were 285 architectural and building sciences/technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 4 architectural and building sciences/technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,900 and $148,219 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in architectural and building sciences/technology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality architectural and building sciences/technology programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

More Ways to Rank Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Schools

The architectural and building sciences/technology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois”.

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Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois

The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois doctor’s degree architectural and building sciences/technology students.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology in Illinois

#1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$30,083 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois list. Champaign, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

UIUC also made our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UIUC Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Report

#2

Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$30,695 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Illinois Institute of Technology. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois. This medium-sized school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Illinois Tech, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois Institute of Technology are $30,695.

Read full report on Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology at Illinois Institute of Technology

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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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