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Illinois Landscape Architects: Schools and Careers

Career Information for Landscape Architects in Illinois

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Fast Facts for Landscape Architects 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 Landscape Architects in Illinois

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

Schools for Landscape Architects in Illinois are listed below.

Selected Online Schools for Landscape Architects in Illinois

Ashworth College
Online

Ashworth College (AU) provides online and campus based classes, in a flexible capacity so learning goes at the students pace during their free time.

  • Programs: Landscape Design
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

Stratford Career Institute
Online

Career training in several fields. Offered in a distance-learning format.

  • Programs: Gardening And Landscaping
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

Illinois Landscape Architecture Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
College of DuPageGlen EllynAssociate25,768
College of Lake CountyGrayslakeAssociate16,010
Harper CollegePalatineAssociate15,156
Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicagoDoctorate & First Professional7,277
Illinois Valley Community CollegeOglesbyAssociate4,103
Kishwaukee CollegeMaltaAssociate4,466
Lincoln Land Community CollegeSpringfieldAssociate6,655
McHenry County CollegeCrystal LakeAssociate5,274
Parkland CollegeChampaignAssociate9,407
Triton CollegeRiver GroveAssociate15,658
University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignChampaignDoctorate & First Professional42,326

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Landscape Architects

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:
Landscape Architects

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Landscape Architects 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

   
Peoria70$51,1203.4
Chicago530$63,8501.1
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