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2023 Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

6 Colleges
$54,907 Avg Salary

With 189 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, architecture and related services is the #24 most popular major in Illinois.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Illinois to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Architecture & Related Services program at each school on the list.

Check out the architecture and related services master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Illinois.

Our analysis found University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to be the most popular school for architecture and related services students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Illinois. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

Women make up 54% of the architecture and related services majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a large student population.

About 38% of the students majoring in architecture and related services at the school are women while 62% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Illinois Institute of Technology is a great place for architecture and related services students working on their master’s degree. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

About 62% of the students majoring in architecture and related services at the school are women while 38% are male.

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Out of the 6 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, School of the Art Institute of Chicago landed the # 4 spot on the list. School of the Art Institute of Chicago is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Women make up 88% of the architecture and related services majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Illinois at Chicago helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular architecture and related services schools in Illinois. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 60% of the architecture and related services majors at the school.

Full Architecture & Related Services at University of Illinois at Chicago Report

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Judson University

Elgin, IL

Judson University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Architecture/Urban Planning Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the midsize city of Elgin, Judson is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in architecture and related services at the school are women while 50% are male.

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Explore all the Most Popular Architecture & Related Services Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 61
Ohio 194
Wisconsin 63
Michigan 253

Major Annual Graduates
Architectural Sciences & Technology 3,366
Urban & Regional Planning 1,613
General Architecture 1,096
Landscape Architecture 285
Real Estate Development 223
Interior Architecture 169
Environmental Design 114
Architectural History 45
Architecture (Other) 33

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 61,791
Computer & Information Sciences 60,971
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 28,851
Mathematics & Statistics 15,127
Physical Sciences 12,705

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Lorenzo Cafaro.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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