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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

21 Colleges
$31,624 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$24,449 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor'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.

The Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in Illinois to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for Fine Arts students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Illinois State University to be the best value school for fine and studio arts students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Illinois. Located in the midsize suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Illinois State are $13,968 a year. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $303, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

Illinois State also made our Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list, coming in at #5.

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#2

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Eastern Illinois University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value fine and studio arts schools in Illinois. EIU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Charleston.

EIU undergraduate students pay an average of $12,297 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Fine Arts majors at EIU take out an average of $23,547 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Out of the 21 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public college with a fairly large student population.

SIUE undergraduate students pay an average of $11,496 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, Fine Arts majors at SIUE accumulate an average of around $28,043 in student debt.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

UIUC undergraduate students pay an average of $17,634 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UIUC also took the #3 spot in our Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois rankings.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Illinois University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

NIU undergraduate students pay an average of $14,738 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, Fine Arts graduates from NIU take out $25,507 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $336.

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Western Illinois University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for fine and studio arts students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. WIU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Macomb.

WIU undergraduate students pay an average of $13,297 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, Fine Arts majors at WIU accumulate an average of around $31,026 in student debt.

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for fine and studio arts students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SIUC are $15,240 per year.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at Southern Illinois University Carbondale Report

University of Illinois at Chicago came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UIC are $15,603 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, Fine Arts majors at UIC accumulate an average of around $22,080 in student debt.

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Columbia College Chicago came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Columbia is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Columbia are $27,786 a year.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at Columbia College Chicago Report

#10

Wheaton College Illinois

Wheaton, IL

Wheaton College Illinois ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large suburb of Wheaton, Wheaton College Illinois is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Wheaton College Illinois are $40,820 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Wheaton College Illinois is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.

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Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value 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 21 schools only.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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