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2022 Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
190 Degrees Awarded
$30,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master's in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Architecture & Related Services is the 28th most popular major in the country with 17,480 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, architecture and related services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $47,294 and had an average of $39,729 in loans still to pay off.

Across Illinois, there were 516 architecture and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,056 and $40,869 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 190 architecture and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in architecture and related services. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great architecture and related services programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the architecture and related services program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The architecture & related services 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 Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k.

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Champaign, Illinois, this large public school awarded 81 degrees to qualified masters’s architecture and related services students in 2019-2020.

UIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Architecture & Related Services Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Chicago. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Illinois at Chicago is a public institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UIC also took the #4 spot in our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIC are $27,036, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Architecture & Related Services at University of Illinois at Chicago

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #3 spot on the list. Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a fairly large school located in Carbondale, Illinois that handed out 34 masters’s architecture and related services degrees in 2019-2020.

SIUC also made our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SIUC are $32,928.

Read full report on Architecture & Related Services at SIUC

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k list. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 34 masters’s architecture and related services degrees in 2019-2020.

Illinois Tech also took the #2 spot in our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois Institute of Technology are $30,695, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Illinois Institute of Technology Architecture & Related Services Report

#5

Judson University

Elgin, Illinois
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Judson University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k. This small school is located in Elgin, Illinois, and it awarded 11 masters’s architecture and related services degrees in 2019-2020.

Judson also made our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Judson University are $18,900, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Architecture & Related Services at Judson University

#6 in overall quality

School of the Art Institute of Chicago came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. School of the Art Institute of Chicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 masters’s architecture and related services degrees to qualified students.

School of the Art Institute of Chicago also took the #6 spot in our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’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 School of the Art Institute of Chicago are $43,912.

Read more about Architecture & Related Services at School of the Art Institute of Chicago

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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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