Best Architecture Colleges in Illinois 2022: Rating, Fees & Degrees

Hi readers! Do you want to become an architect? If yes, this post will be of help to you. Here, I’ve compiled a list of best architecture colleges in Illinois. Here, readers will find the following details – list of architecture colleges, rating, fees, programs/majors, admission requirements and tests.

Let us check out the list now. Here it is –

 

Top Affordable Architecture Colleges in Illinois for 2022

Rank	College	Fees/Cost	Type of Institute	Degrees & Awards	Address
1	City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College	$3,019	2-year, Public	Less than one year certificate|One but less than two years certificate|Associate’s degree	4300 N Narragansett, Chicago, Illinois 60634-1500
2	City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College	$3,125	2-year, Public	Less than one year certificate|One but less than two years certificate|Associate’s degree	30 E Lake St, Chicago, Illinois 60601-2449
3	Joliet Junior College	$4,558	2-year, Public	Less than one year certificate|One but less than two years certificate|Associate’s degree	1215 Houbolt Rd, Joliet, Illinois 60431-8938
4	University of Illinois at Chicago	$12,322	4-year, Public	Bachelor’s degree|Postbaccalaureate certificate|Master’s degree|Post-master’s certificate|Doctor’s degree – research/scholarship|Doctor’s degree – professional practice	601 S Morgan, Chicago, Illinois 60607
5	Eastern Illinois University	$14,146	4-year, Public	Bachelor’s degree|Postbaccalaureate certificate|Master’s degree|Post-master’s certificate	600 Lincoln Avenue, Charleston, Illinois 61920
6	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	$14,660	4-year, Public	Bachelor’s degree|Master’s degree|Post-master’s certificate|Doctor’s degree – research/scholarship|Doctor’s degree – professional practice	601 E John Street, Champaign, Illinois 61820-5711
7	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale	$16,299	4-year, Public	One but less than two years certificate|Associate’s degree|Bachelor’s degree|Postbaccalaureate certificate|Master’s degree|Doctor’s degree – research/scholarship|Doctor’s degree – professional practice	Lincoln Drive, Carbondale, Illinois 62901-4512
8	Judson University	$18,641	4-year, Private not-for-profit	Less than one year certificate|Associate’s degree|Two but less than 4 years certificate|Bachelor’s degree|Postbaccalaureate certificate|Master’s degree|Doctor’s degree – research/scholarship	1151 N State St, Elgin, Illinois 60123-1498
9	Northwestern University	$26,196	4-year, Private not-for-profit	One but less than two years certificate|Bachelor’s degree|Postbaccalaureate certificate|Master’s degree|Post-master’s certificate|Doctor’s degree – research/scholarship|Doctor’s degree – professional practice	633 Clark St, Evanston, Illinois 60208
10	Illinois Institute of Technology	$26,708	4-year, Private not-for-profit	Bachelor’s degree|Master’s degree|Doctor’s degree – research/scholarship|Doctor’s degree – professional practice	10 West 35th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60616
11	DePaul University	$32,022	4-year, Private not-for-profit	Less than one year certificate|One but less than two years certificate|Bachelor’s degree|Postbaccalaureate certificate|Master’s degree|Post-master’s certificate|Doctor’s degree – research/scholarship|Doctor’s degree – professional practice	1 E Jackson Blvd, Chicago, Illinois 60604
12	School of the Art Institute of Chicago	$50,167	4-year, Private not-for-profit	Bachelor’s degree|Postbaccalaureate certificate|Master’s degree	36 S Wabash, Chicago, Illinois 60603

 

For ranking these colleges, I’ve used the ‘affordability’ factor. I’ve ranked these colleges on the basis of ‘net cost’.

 

Come, let us take a close look at best architecture programs/majors. Here is the list –

 

Best Architecture Programs/Majors

 

1. Architectural History, Criticism and Conservation

   • Architectural Conservation
   • Architectural History and Criticism (General)
   • Architectural History, Criticism and Conservation (Other)
   • Architectural Studies

2. Architectural Sciences and Technology

   • Architectural and Building Sciences
   • Architectural Sciences and Technology
   • Architectural Technology/Technician

3. Architecture

   • Architectural Design
   • Architecture
   • Architecture (Other)
   • Pre-Architecture Studies

4. Architecture and Related Services (Other)

5. Urban, Community and Regional Planning

6. Environmental Design

   • Environmental Design (Other)
   • Environmental Design/Architecture
   • Healthcare Environment Design/Architecture
   • Sustainable Design

7. Interior Architecture

8. Landscape Architecture

9. Real Estate Development

 

Popular architecture programs are available in formats such as – Bachelor’s Degree, Master’s Degree, Doctor’s Degree, Postgraduate Certificate etc. Let us check out the admission requirements now. Here is everything you need to know about it –

 

You may also check – List of journalism colleges in Illinois

 

Admission requirements and tests

These are some of the popular admission requirements –

• Secondary School GPA
• Secondary School Rank
• Secondary School Record
• Completion of college-preparatory Program
• Recommendations
• Admission Tests (SAT/ACT)
• TOEFL

 

Depending upon the college, the above requirements may be labeled as – required, recommended or considered but not required.

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