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2022 Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k

3 Ranked Colleges
128 Degrees Awarded
$34,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master's in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in architectural and building sciences/technology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent architectural and building sciences/technology programs, but they also 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k

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 Making $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology (Income $0-$30k) in Illinois

#1 in overall quality

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 Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is located in Champaign, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 81 masters’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees to qualified students.

UIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois Institute of Technology landed the #2 spot on the list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s architectural and building sciences/technology degrees to 28 students in 2019-2020.

Illinois Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #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.

Full Illinois Tech Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Report

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, School of the Art Institute of Chicago landed the #3 spot on the list. 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 also took the #3 spot in our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology 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.

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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