2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 149,215 visual and performing arts students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #10 most popular in the country.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for visual and performing arts students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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.
Top 10 Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Illinois Institute of Technology the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for visual and performing arts students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Illinois Tech are $30,822 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree 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 graduate students pay an average of $25,501 in tuition and fees each year.
UW - Madison excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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Out of the 14 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. BGSU is a large public school located in the town of Bowling Green.
BGSU graduate students pay an average of $15,823 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Ohio University - Athens Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value visual and performing arts schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public school with a very large student population.
OHIO Athens graduate students pay an average of $17,712 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Michigan State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the city of East Lansing.
Michigan State graduate students pay an average of $38,638 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Michigan State also did well on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Ball State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Located in the city of Muncie, Ball State is a public college with a very large student population.
Ball State graduate students pay an average of $26,600 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for visual and performing arts students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
UIUC graduate students pay an average of $30,862 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UIUC also did well on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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University of Illinois at Chicago ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UIC is a very large public school located in the large city of Chicago.
UIC graduate students pay an average of $28,468 in tuition and fees each year.
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Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for visual and performing arts students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.
IU Bloomington graduate students pay an average of $33,352 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #10, Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for visual and performing arts students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Ohio State are $38,377 a year.
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Request InformationBest Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best visual and performing arts schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Indiana | 2,306 |
| Michigan | 3,433 |
| Ohio | 4,641 |
| Illinois | 5,502 |
| 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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 14 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.
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