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

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$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 2023 rankings named University of Illinois at Chicago the most popular school in Illinois for general visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a fairly 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 town of Greenville, Greenville is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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

Full General Visual & Performing Arts at Greenville University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend School of the Art Institute of Chicago. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. School of the Art Institute of Chicago is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Full General Visual & Performing Arts at School of the Art Institute of Chicago Report

#4

Elmhurst University

Elmhurst, IL

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Elmhurst University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general visual and performing arts schools in Illinois. Elmhurst is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Elmhurst.

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

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Out of the 12 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St Francis landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full General Visual & Performing Arts at University of St Francis Report

#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 fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the distant 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 large suburb of Palos Heights.

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

Full General Visual & Performing Arts at Trinity Christian College Report

#9

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Concordia University, Chicago ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Full General Visual & Performing Arts at Concordia University, Chicago Report

Trinity International University - Illinois did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general visual and performing arts students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. TIU Illinois is a small private not-for-profit school located in the 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 Schools 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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