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Career Information for Designers in Illinois

Fast Facts for Designers in Illinois

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Peoria
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Chicago
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Chicago

Salaries for Designers in Illinois

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Chicago. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Designers in Illinois are listed below.

Selected Design Schools in Illinois

These schools offer particularly quick info upon request, and we have written detailed profiles for each (click school names to see the profiles).

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The Art Institutes
Chicago

The Art Institutes (AI) provides programs that stimulate the minds of its students with programs in design, the arts, game programming, culinary cuisine, and fashion.

  • Programs: Visual Arts, Visual Communications
  • Degrees/Course Work: Bachelor , Diploma

International Academy of Design and Technology
Schaumburg

Career-oriented design, visual arts and communications curricula in about ten major U.S. metro areas. Flexible class schedules and online study are available for working students.

  • Programs: Visual Communication
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Bachelor

ITT Technical Institute
Burr Ridge, Mount Prospect

With over 100 campuses in 34 states nationwide and online programs offered as well, the ITT Technical Institutes may have a program that is convenient for you. ITT Tech is dedicated to teaching technology.

  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Selected Online Schools for Designers in Illinois

AIU Online
Online

Students can complete their career-oriented degree entirely through web-based classes attended at the their convenience and from just about anywhere that has quality Internet access.

  • Programs: Visual Communication
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate

More Illinois Design Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
College of DuPageGlen EllynAssociate25,768
Elgin Community CollegeElginAssociate9,613
Heartland Community CollegeNormalAssociate4,827
Lewis UniversityRomeovilleDoctorate5,347
Sauk Valley Community CollegeDixonAssociate2,700
Southern Illinois University CarbondaleCarbondaleDoctorate & First Professional20,983
The Illinois Institute of Art-ChicagoChicagoBachelor2,867
Triton CollegeRiver GroveAssociate15,658
University of ChicagoChicagoDoctorate & First Professional14,538

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Designers

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Illinois. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Designers

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Designers relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

ILLINOIS

   
Peoria110$36,53012.7
Chicago960$67,6804.7
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