2023 Best Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree Schools in Illinois
Finding the Best Fine & Studio Arts Master'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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Illinois to see which master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois
Check out the Fine Arts master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 10 Best Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Eastern Illinois University the best school in Illinois for fine and studio arts students working on their master’s degree. EIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Charleston.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best fine and studio arts schools in Illinois. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Illinois State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the midsize suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a very large student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best fine and studio arts schools in Illinois. Located in the suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public school with a large student population.
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With a ranking of #6, Bradley University did quite well on this year’s best schools for fine and studio arts students working on their master’s degree. Bradley is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Peoria.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree fine and studio arts programs. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
University of Illinois at Chicago ranked #8 on this year’s Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a very large student population.
Northern Illinois University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree fine and studio arts programs. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a large student population.
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Columbia College Chicago landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree fine and studio arts programs. Columbia is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
Explore all the Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 729 |
| Ohio | 880 |
| Indiana | 645 |
| Wisconsin | 585 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Fine Arts
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 11 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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