2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Illinois
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Master'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 Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in Illinois 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.
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 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 Illinois. Located in the city of Chicago, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Columbia graduate students pay an average of $2,350 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 13 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Illinois University landed the # 2 spot 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 $10,640 in in-state 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 #3 on our 2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Normal.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Illinois State are $9,773 a year.
Illinois State also took the #5 spot in our Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois rankings.
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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 Illinois list. SIUE is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Edwardsville.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SIUE are $9,316 a year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Western Illinois University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value visual and performing arts schools in Illinois. Located in the town of Macomb, WIU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at WIU are $12,182 per year.
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Northern Illinois University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Dekalb.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at NIU are $11,390 a year.
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UIUC are $17,823 per year.
UIUC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.
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University of Illinois at Chicago 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 #8 on the list. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Chicago.
UIC graduate students pay an average of $17,277 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Southern Illinois University Carbondale 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. SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Carbondale.
SIUC graduate students pay an average of $16,162 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Roosevelt 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 #10 on the list. Located in the 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 graduate student at Roosevelt are $21,605 a year.
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| 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 13 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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