2025 Best Architecture & Related Services Schools in Illinois
4Colleges in Illinois
448Architecture & Related Services Degrees Awarded
$53,243Avg Early-Career Salary
If you're seeking a degree in architecture & related services, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #29 one in the country in terms of popularity.As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for architecture & related services students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 448 degrees in architecture & related services annually.
Choosing a Great Architecture & Related Services School
Your choice of architecture & related services school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Architecture & Related Services School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Architecture & Related Services Rankings by Degree Level
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Architecture & Related Services Schools in Illinois ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Best Schools for Architecture & Related Services in Illinois
The schools below may not offer all types of architecture & related services degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Top Illinois Schools in Architecture & Related Services
It's hard to beat University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign if you want to pursue a degree in architecture & related services. UIUC is a very large public university located in the small city of Champaign. A Best Colleges rank of #41 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.
There were about 125 architecture & related services students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent data year. After graduating, architecture & related services degree recipients typically earn about $55,008 at the beginning of their careers.
It's difficult to beat Illinois Institute of Technology if you wish to pursue a degree in architecture & related services. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago. This school ranks 23rd out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were roughly 109 architecture & related services students who graduated with this degree at Illinois Tech in the most recent data year. After graduating, architecture & related services degree recipients typically make about $47,215 at the beginning of their careers.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a great choice for students interested in a degree in architecture & related services. Located in the distant town of Carbondale, SIUC is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 36th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were roughly 61 architecture & related services students who graduated with this degree at SIUC in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the architecture & related services program make around $53,708 for their early career.
University of Illinois at Chicago is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in architecture & related services. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #254 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UIC is a great university overall.
There were about 73 architecture & related services students who graduated with this degree at UIC in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the architecture & related services program report average early career wages of $45,569.
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).
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Your choice of architecture & related services school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Architecture & Related Services School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
