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2022 Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k

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 $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 17,480 people earned their degree in architecture and related services, making the major the 28th most popular in the United States. 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 $30-$48k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in architecture and related services. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent architecture and related services programs, but they also 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Architecture & Related Services (Income $30-$48k) 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 Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Champaign, Illinois, this large public school handed out 81 diplomas 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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#4 in overall quality
$27,036 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 $30-$48k. 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 University of Illinois at Chicago are $27,036, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Carbondale, Illinois
#3 in overall quality
$32,928 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k 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 public school situated in Carbondale, Illinois. It awarded 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Illinois University Carbondale are $32,928, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

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 #4 for the Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 34 degrees to qualified masters’s architecture and related services students in 2019-2020.

Illinois Tech also made our “Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois Tech are $30,695, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Judson University

Elgin, Illinois
#5 in overall quality
$18,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Judson University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k list. Judson is a small school located in Elgin, Illinois that handed out 11 masters’s architecture and related services degrees in 2019-2020.

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

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#6

School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#6 in overall quality
$43,912 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

School of the Art Institute of Chicago ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Architecture & Related Services Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k list. 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at School of the Art Institute of Chicago are $43,912, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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%.

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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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