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2023 Best Value Other Visual Art Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$35,451 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$20,234 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Other Visual Art School for You

Other Visual Art is the #256 most popular major in the country with 912 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Other Visual Art Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for other visual art students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Other Visual Art Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the other visual art programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Other Visual Art

Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for other visual art students. Located in the small city of Eau Claire, UW - Eau Claire is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - Eau Claire are $17,149 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UW - Eau Claire also is in the top 10% of our Best Other Visual Art Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

Full Other Visual Art at University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Illinois State University is a great value for other visual art students. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Normal.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Illinois State are $24,172 a year. Other Visual Art majors at Illinois State take out an average of $21,318 in student loans while working on their egree.

Illinois State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Other Visual Art Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Full Other Visual Art at Illinois State University Report

$13,297 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Illinois University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Macomb, WIU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WIU are $13,297 a year.

Full Other Visual Art at Western Illinois University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Other Visual Art Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UW - Madison undergraduate students pay an average of $38,608 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UW - Madison also did well on our Best Other Visual Art Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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$35,366 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baldwin Wallace University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Other Visual Art Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Baldwin Wallace College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Berea.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Baldwin Wallace College are $35,366 per year.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Other Visual Art Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at U-M are $55,097 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, U-M is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Other Visual Art Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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#7

Millikin University

Decatur, IL
$39,592 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Millikin University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for other visual art students. Located in the small city of Decatur, Millikin is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Millikin undergraduate students pay an average of $39,592 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Oberlin College

Oberlin, OH

With a ranking of #8, Oberlin College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for other visual art students. Oberlin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Oberlin.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Oberlin are $60,243 per year.

Oberlin also claimed a spot on our Best Other Visual Art Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Full Other Visual Art at Oberlin College Report

Best Other Visual Art Colleges by State

Explore the best other visual art schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 13
Ohio 20
Illinois 67
Wisconsin 0

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Other Visual Art is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

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 8 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 Bonnielou2013.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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