2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, visual and performing arts students earned 5,502 degrees and certificates from an Illinois school, making the subject the 10th in the state.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 19 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for visual and performing arts students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Illinois State University to be the best value school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Illinois. Illinois State is a very large public school located in the midsize suburb of Normal.
Illinois State undergraduate students pay an average of $13,968 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Illinois State also made our Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list, coming in at #5.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UIUC are $17,634 a year.
UIUC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Illinois University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the remote town of Macomb, WIU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WIU are $13,297 per year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northern Illinois University is a great value for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Dekalb.
NIU undergraduate students pay an average of $14,738 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Illinois at Chicago helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value visual and performing arts schools in Illinois. UIC is a very large public school located in the large city of Chicago.
UIC undergraduate students pay an average of $15,603 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #6, Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well on this year’s best value schools for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Carbondale.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SIUC are $15,240 per year.
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With a ranking of #7, Columbia College Chicago did quite well on this year’s best value schools for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Columbia are $27,786 per year.
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Wheaton College Illinois landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Wheaton College Illinois is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Wheaton.
Wheaton College Illinois undergraduate students pay an average of $40,820 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Wheaton College Illinois also claimed a spot on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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Roosevelt University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Located in the large city of Chicago, Roosevelt is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Roosevelt are $31,493 a year.
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Northwestern University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Northwestern undergraduate students pay an average of $60,768 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Northwestern also took the #2 spot in our Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois rankings.
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Explore all the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Indiana | 2,306 |
| Michigan | 3,433 |
| Ohio | 4,641 |
| Wisconsin | 2,248 |
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Visual & Performing Arts Related Majors for Visual & Performing Arts
Visual & Performing Arts Majors to Study
| 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 |
| General Visual & Performing Arts | 6,355 |
| Arts & Media Management | 4,788 |
| Dance | 3,288 |
| Other Visual Art | 912 |
| Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry | 119 |
| Community/Environmental/Socially-Engaged Art | 10 |
Majors Similar to Visual & Performing Arts
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities | 556,813 |
| English Language & Literature | 54,635 |
| Foreign Languages & Linguistics | 33,333 |
| Theology & Religious Vocations | 27,459 |
| Philosophy & Religious Studies | 19,993 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 19 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).
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