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2023 Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

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Finding the Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor's Degree School for You

Fine & Studio Arts is the #25 most popular major in Illinois with 1,584 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Illinois to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois

Check out the Fine Arts doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Illinois Schools for a Doctorate in Fine & Studio Arts

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the best school in Illinois for fine and studio arts students working on their doctor’s degree. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great place for fine and studio arts students working on their doctor’s degree. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Chicago is a great place for fine and studio arts students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 729
Ohio 880
Indiana 645
Wisconsin 585

Fine & Studio Arts is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Fine Arts

Related Major Annual Graduates
Design & Applied Arts 36,301
Music 25,910
Drama & Theater Arts 17,341
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 16,778
General Visual & Performing Arts 6,355

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Jorge Royan.

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