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Design Schools in Illinois

Illinois contains 81 schools that offer design programs. Loyola University Chicago, the highest-ranking design school in IL, has a total student population of 15,879 and is the 144th highest ranked school in America.

Of the 81 design schools in Illinois, only 14 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, School of the Art Institute of Chicago comes out as the most expensive ($38,965/yr), with Illinois Eastern Community Colleges-Wabash Valley College as the lowest recorded at only $1,984/yr.

Design students from Illinois schools who go on to become interior designers, architecture designers, designers, graphic designers, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 46,010 people working as interior designers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $51,990. Also, Floral designers make on average $24,940 per year and there are about 51,470 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Illinois alone, there are 2,730 employed floral designers earning an average yearly salary of $24,610. Interior designers in this state earn $50,660/yr and there are 2,090 employed.

Also, within the design schools in Illinois, the average student population is 3,360 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from design, there are 7983 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,830 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $7,282, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Design Programs in Illinois

Loyola University Chicago

• Design and Visual Communications, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

University of Illinois at Chicago

• Pharmaceutics and Drug Design (MS, PhD)
  

  Levels offered: Masters, PhD
• Design and Applied Arts, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
• Industrial Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Illinois Institute of Technology

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
• Design and Applied Arts, Other
  

  Levels offered: Masters, PhD

Dominican University

• Fashion/Apparel Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

North Central College

• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

University of St Francis

• Educational/Instructional Media Design
  

  Levels offered: Masters

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

• Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art and Artisanry
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Industrial Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

University of Chicago

• Design and Visual Communications, General
  

  Levels offered: Masters

Illinois State University

• Educational/Instructional Media Design
  

  Levels offered: Masters

Zarem Golde ORT Technical Institute

• Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate
• CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

DePaul University

• Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Bradley University

• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Alvareitas College of Cosmetology

• Hair Styling/Stylist and Hair Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Western Illinois University

• Educational/Instructional Media Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Northern Illinois University

• Educational/Instructional Media Design
  

  Levels offered: Masters, PhD

ITT Technical Institute-Mount Prospect

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Alvareitas College of Cosmetology

• Hair Styling/Stylist and Hair Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Alvareitas College of Cosmetology

• Hair Styling/Stylist and Hair Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Lewis University

• Design and Visual Communications, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Vatterott College

• CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Olivet Nazarene University

• Environmental Design/Architecture
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

School of the Art Institute of Chicago

• Fashion/Apparel Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate
• Industrial Design
  

  Levels offered: Masters

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

• Educational/Instructional Media Design
  

  Levels offered: Masters

The Illinois Institute of Art-Schaumburg

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
• Design and Applied Arts, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Design and Visual Communications, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Fashion/Apparel Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Graphic Design
  
• Interior Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Judson University

• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Interior Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

ITT Technnical Institute-Orland Park

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Associates

DeVry University-Illinois

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Educational/Instructional Media Design
  

  Levels offered: Masters

Robert Morris College

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Interior Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates

The Illinois Institute of Art-Chicago

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Design and Applied Arts, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Design and Visual Communications, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Fashion/Apparel Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Interior Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

ITT Technical Institute-Burr Ridge

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Illinois Eastern Community Colleges-Wabash Valley College

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

American Academy of Art

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Rend Lake College

• CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Certificate
• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Westwood College-River Oaks

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Design and Applied Arts, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Design and Visual Communications, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Fashion/Apparel Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
• Interior Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Rockford Career College

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

American Intercontinental University Online

• Educational/Instructional Media Design
  

  Levels offered: Masters
• Design and Visual Communications, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Columbia College Chicago

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Fashion/Apparel Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Industrial Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Interior Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
• Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Kaskaskia College

• CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Westwood College-Dupage

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Design and Applied Arts, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Design and Visual Communications, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Fashion/Apparel Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
• Interior Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Illinois Valley Community College

• CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Westwood College-O'Hare Airport

• Design and Applied Arts, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Design and Visual Communications, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Interior Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Illinois Central College

• Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate
• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate
• CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Certificate
• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Parkland College

• CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Certificate
• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Westwood College-Chicago Loop

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Design and Applied Arts, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Design and Visual Communications, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Fashion/Apparel Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Interior Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Sauk Valley Community College

• Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate
• CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Certificate
• Design and Visual Communications, General
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Spoon River College

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Highland Community College

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Elgin Community College

• Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate
• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate
• CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
• Design and Visual Communications, General
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Nothwestern College

• Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates

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Illinois Interesting Facts

• Ottawa, Freeport, Jonesboro, Charleston, Galesburg, Quincy and Alton hosted the famous Lincoln-Douglas debates that stirred interest all over the country in the slavery issue.
• The first Aquarium opened in Chicago, 1893.
• The world's first Skyscraper was built in Chicago, 1885.
• Home to the Chicago Bears Football Team, Chicago Blackhawks hockey team, Chicago Bulls basketball team, Chicago Cubs and Chicago Whitesox baseball teams, Chicago Fire soccer team.
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