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Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois

2023 Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois

12 Colleges
$24,917 Avg Salary
$27,513 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 62 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general visual and performing arts is the #194 most popular major in Illinois.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Illinois to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Visual & Performing Arts program at each school on the list.

Check out the visual arts bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Illinois.

Our analysis found University of Illinois at Chicago to be the most popular school for general visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Illinois. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 53% of the visual arts majors at the school.

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#2

Greenville University

Greenville, IL

Out of the 12 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Greenville University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Greenville, Greenville is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in visual arts at Greenville, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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Out of the 12 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, School of the Art Institute of Chicago landed the # 3 spot on the list. School of the Art Institute of Chicago is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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#4

Elmhurst University

Elmhurst, IL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Elmhurst University is a great place for general visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Elmhurst is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Elmhurst.

Women make up 20% of the visual arts majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of St Francis. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#6

Blackburn College

Carlinville, IL

Blackburn College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree general visual and performing arts programs. Blackburn is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Carlinville.

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#7

Dominican University

River Forest, IL

Dominican University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Dominican U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of River Forest.

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#7

Trinity Christian College

Palos Heights, IL

Trinity Christian College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree general visual and performing arts programs. Trinity Christian is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Palos Heights.

Of the 2 students majoring in visual arts at Trinity Christian, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#9

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Concordia University, Chicago landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree general visual and performing arts programs. Located in the suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Trinity International University - Illinois did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. TIU Illinois is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Deerfield.

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Best General Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 10
Ohio 67
Indiana 26
Wisconsin 78

One of 10 majors within the area of study, general visual and performing arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Visual Arts

Related Major Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts 37,413
Design & Applied Arts 36,301
Music 25,910
Drama & Theater Arts 17,341
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 16,778

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 12 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 Sven Mandel / CC-BY-SA-4.0.

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