2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Master'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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 54 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value master'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.
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 Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Columbia College Chicago to be the best value school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Chicago, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Columbia are $2,350 a year.
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Out of the 54 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Youngstown State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Youngstown, Youngstown State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Youngstown State University graduate students pay an average of $6,931 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Ferris State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value visual and performing arts schools in the Great Lakes Region . Ferris is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Big Rapids.
Ferris graduate students pay an average of $8,232 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 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. SIUE is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Edwardsville.
SIUE graduate students pay an average of $9,316 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Illinois State is a very large public school located in the suburb of Normal.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Illinois State are $11,773 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Illinois State also is in the top 20% of our Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
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Western Illinois University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Located in the remote town of Macomb, WIU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WIU are $12,182 a year.
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University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Fort Wayne, University of St. Francis Fort Wayne is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
University of St. Francis Fort Wayne graduate students pay an average of $12,418 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Wisconsin - Stout landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree visual and performing arts programs. UW - Stout is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Menomonie.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW - Stout are $17,213 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UW - Stout is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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Northern Illinois University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for visual and performing arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. NIU is a large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.
NIU graduate students pay an average of $11,390 in tuition and fees each year.
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Eastern Illinois University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for visual and performing arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the distant town of Charleston, EIU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
EIU graduate students pay an average of $21,407 in tuition and fees each 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 25 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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