by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools Highly Focused on Architecture Major in Illinois” ranking.
General Architecture is the 127th most popular major in the country with 4,814 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , general architecture graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $49,038 and had an average of $30,541 in loans still to pay off.
Across Illinois, there were 164 general architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,733 and $27,151 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Architecture Major in Illinois” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in general architecture. That schools that top this list have a program in general architecture in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois architecture students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Judson University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Architecture Major in Illinois list. Judson University is a small school located in Elgin, Illinois that handed out 32 ’s architecture degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Architecture Major in Illinois. Carbondale, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s architecture degrees to 61 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Chicago. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Architecture Major in Illinois. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s architecture degrees to 71 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Architecture Major in Illinois. Located in Champaign, Illinois, this large public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified ’s architecture students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Architecture Major in Illinois list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified ’s architecture students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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