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1032 W. Sheridan Rd, Chicago, Illinois 60660
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601 S Morgan, Chicago, Illinois 60607
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3300 S Federal St, Chicago, Illinois 60616
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5801 S Ellis Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60637
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55 E Jackson, Chicago, Illinois 60604
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36 S Wabash, Chicago, Illinois 60603
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3300 N Campbell Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60618-5994
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401 S State Street, Chicago, Illinois 60605
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350 N Orleans St, Chicago, Illinois 60654-1593
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332 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60604-4302
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600 South Michigan, Chicago, Illinois 60605-1996
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8501 W. Higgins Road Suite 100, Chicago, Illinois 60634
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17 N State St-Ste 300, Chicago, Illinois 60602
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4829 North Lipps Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60630
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122 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60603
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4300 N Narragansett, Chicago, Illinois 60634-1500
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200 W. Madison, Chicago, Illinois 60606
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One North State Street - Suite 500, Chicago, Illinois 60602-3300
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1145 W Wilson Ave., Chicago, Illinois 60640-6063
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Design Schools in Chicago

Chicago, IL (population: 2,878,948) has nineteen design schools within its city limits. Loyola University Chicago, the highest ranked school in the city with a design program, has a total student population of 15,879. It is the 144th highest ranked school in the USA and the 3rd highest in the state of Illinois (#1 is Northwestern University).

Design students from Chicago 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 Chicago-Naperville-Joliet Metropolitan area alone, there are 1,470 employed floral designers earning an average salary of $26,880. Interior designers in this area earn $53,110/yr and there are 1,550 employed.

Chicago lies in Cook county, which is one of the 49 counties in Illinois. Overall, the Chicago-Naperville-Joliet Metropolitan area has 3,669,800 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 1% unemployment rate, $24/hr average worker wage, and a $48,910 average annual salary. Thus, about 0 out of every 1000 jobs in Chicago are held by interior designers, and 0/1000 are held by floral designers.

Of the 19 design schools in Chicago, only 8 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) for design students, with City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College as the lowest, reported at only $5,604/yr.

Design Programs in Chicago


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
University of Chicago
  • Design and Visual Communications, General
    Levels offered: Masters
DePaul University
  • Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology
    Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
  • Fashion/Apparel Design
    Levels offered: Certificate
  • Industrial Design
    Levels offered: Masters
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
American Academy of Art
  • Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
    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
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
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
Nothwestern College
  • Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design
    Levels offered: Associates
  • Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
    Levels offered: Associates
National-Louis University
  • Educational/Instructional Media Design
    Levels offered: Certificate, Masters
City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College
  • CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician
    Levels offered: Certificate
Harrington College of Design
  • Interior Design
    Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
International Academy of Design and Technology
  • Design and Applied Arts, Other
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Fashion/Apparel Design
    Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
  • Graphic Design
    Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
  • Interior Design
    Levels offered: Bachelors
City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College
  • Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
    Levels offered: Certificate

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