2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Illinois
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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in Illinois to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Visual & Performing Arts program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found School of the Art Institute of Chicago to be the most popular school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Illinois. Located in the large city of Chicago, School of the Art Institute of Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 70% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Women make up 64% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
The in-demand master’s degree programs at DePaul University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular visual and performing arts schools in Illinois. Located in the city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Of the 117 students majoring in visual and performing arts at DePaul, 53% are male and 47% are female.
Out of the 20 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 56% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Roosevelt University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Roosevelt is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 61% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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Eastern Illinois University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the town of Charleston, EIU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
About 76% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 24% are male.
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Illinois State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal.
Of the 54 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Illinois State, 39% are male and 61% are female.
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Columbia College Chicago landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Located in the city of Chicago, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
About 57% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 43% are male.
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Northern Illinois University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for visual and performing arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Dekalb.
Women make up 46% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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Southern Illinois University Carbondale came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. SIUC is a large public school located in the city of Carbondale.
Of the 32 students majoring in visual and performing arts at SIUC, 44% are male and 56% are female.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
Explore all the Most Popular 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 |
Majors Related to 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 20 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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