2023 Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, fine and studio arts was ranked #32 in the country. In fact 37,413 degrees and certificates were handed out 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 Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 38 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Fine & Studio Arts program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for Fine Arts majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named School of the Art Institute of Chicago the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for fine and studio arts students working on their master’s degree. School of the Art Institute of Chicago is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
About 68% of the students majoring in Fine Arts at the school are women while 32% are male.
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Out of the 38 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Illinois University landed the # 2 spot on the list. EIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Charleston.
Women make up 81% of the Fine Arts majors at the school.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great place for fine and studio arts students working on their master’s degree. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.
Women make up 54% of the Fine Arts majors at the school.
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Out of the 38 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cranbrook Academy of Art landed the # 3 spot on the list. Carnbrook Academy is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bloomfield Hills.
Women make up 65% of the Fine Arts majors at the school.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Indiana University - Bloomington helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular fine and studio arts schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 61% of the Fine Arts majors at the school.
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for fine and studio arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.
Of the 22 students majoring in Fine Arts at UIUC, 27% are male and 73% are female.
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Kent State University at Kent did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for fine and studio arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 76% of the Fine Arts majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #7, Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for fine and studio arts students working on their master’s degree. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.
About 65% of the students majoring in Fine Arts at the school are women while 35% are male.
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Ohio University - Athens Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the town of Athens.
Women make up 53% of the Fine Arts majors at the school.
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Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree fine and studio arts programs. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 50% of the Fine Arts majors at the school.
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Explore the best fine and studio arts schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 729 |
| Ohio | 880 |
| Illinois | 1,584 |
| Indiana | 645 |
| Wisconsin | 585 |
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 28 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.