a bachelor's degree in general architecture is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #93 out of 363 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of general architecture. Combined, these schools handed out 123 bachelor's degrees in general architecture to qualified students.
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
Other Factors We Consider
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general architecture students vs. other majors.
Major Demand - How many other general architecture students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
Student Debt - How easy is it for general architecture to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general architecture related body.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for general architecture students working on their bachelor's degree.
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 General Architecture Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study General Architecture in Illinois
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in general architecture.
Top Illinois Schools for a Bachelor's in Architecture
University of Illinois at Chicago is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in general architecture. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public university with a very large student population.
Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the architecture program earn around $41,198 in their early career salary.
It's hard to beat Southern Illinois University Carbondale if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in general architecture. SIUC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Carbondale.
After graduating, architecture bachelor's recipients usually make around $38,752 in their early careers.
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).