Interior Design Schools in Illinois
Illinois contains
eighteen
schools that offer interior design programs.
University of Illinois at Chicago,
the highest-ranking interior design school in IL, has a total student population of 26,840 and
is the
161st highest ranked school in America.
Of the 18 interior design schools
in Illinois,
only 6 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 Triton College as the lowest recorded at only $2,479/yr.
Interior Design students from Illinois schools who go on to become
interior design consultants,
interior designers,
interior decorators,
interior architects, 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, within the interior design schools
in Illinois, the average student population is 3,360 and average student-to-faculty ratio is
17 to 1. Aside from interior 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.
Interior Design Programs in Illinois
The Illinois Institute of Art-Schaumburg
Interior Design
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Judson University
Interior Design
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Robert Morris College
Interior Design
Levels offered:
Associates
The Illinois Institute of Art-Chicago
Interior Design
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Westwood College-River Oaks
Interior Design
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Columbia College Chicago
Interior Design
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters
Westwood College-Dupage
Interior Design
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Westwood College-O'Hare Airport
Interior Design
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Westwood College-Chicago Loop
Interior Design
Levels offered:
Bachelors
College of DuPage
Interior Design
Levels offered:
Certificate, Associates
Harper College
Interior Design
Levels offered:
Associates
Triton College
Interior Design
Levels offered:
Certificate, Associates
Joliet Junior College
Interior Design
Levels offered:
Associates
Harrington College of Design
Interior Design
Levels offered:
Associates, Bachelors
International Academy of Design and Technology
Interior Design
Levels offered:
Bachelors
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.
- The first Mormon Temple in Illinois was constructed in Nauvoo.
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