2024 Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Region
86Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
4,323Fine Arts Degrees Awarded
$24,438Avg Early-Career Salary
Ranked #31 in popularity, fine & studio arts is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 86 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 4,323 degrees in fine & studio arts during the 2021-2022 academic year.
The fine arts program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Fine & Studio Arts rankings. For our Best Overall Fine & Studio Arts School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
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Best Schools for Fine & Studio Arts in the Great Lakes Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the fine arts degrees they offer, see the list below. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
It is difficult to beat University of Michigan - Ann Arbor if you want to pursue a degree in fine & studio arts. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #29 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.
There were about 170 fine & studio arts students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent year we have data available. Fine & Studio Arts degree recipients from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor receive an earnings boost of about $8,300 above the typical income of fine & studio arts majors.
Any student who is interested in fine & studio arts has to take a look at University of Notre Dame. Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Notre Dame. A Best Colleges rank of #20 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Notre Dame is a great university overall.
There were roughly 14 fine & studio arts students who graduated with this degree at Notre Dame in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Wisconsin - Madison is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in fine & studio arts. UW - Madison is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Madison. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.
There were about 200 fine & studio arts students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent data year. Those fine & studio arts students who get their degree from University of Wisconsin - Madison earn $3,990 more than the typical fine arts graduate.
Any student pursuing a degree in fine & studio arts has to check out Northwestern University. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.
There were approximately 24 fine & studio arts students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Ohio State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 107 fine & studio arts students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the fine & studio arts degree program at Ohio State University - Main Campus get $4,099 above the average college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
UIUC is a very large public university located in the city of Champaign. A Best Colleges rank of #34 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.
There were about 48 fine & studio arts students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent data year.
Located in the large city of Chicago, School of the Art Institute of Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
There were about 735 fine & studio arts students who graduated with this degree at School of the Art Institute of Chicago in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the fine arts program state that they receive average early career income of $25,538.
Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #55 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means IU Bloomington is a great university overall.
There were about 73 fine & studio arts students who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the fine arts program earn around $22,241 in their early career salary.
Illinois State is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal. This university ranks 8th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were about 105 fine & studio arts students who graduated with this degree at Illinois State in the most recent year we have data available. Those fine & studio arts students who get their degree from Illinois State University make $8,081 more than the standard fine arts student.
Michigan State is a very large public university located in the small city of East Lansing. A Best Colleges rank of #74 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 27 fine & studio arts students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the fine & studio arts degree program at Michigan State University get $3,075 above the average graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.
Located in the town of Greencastle, DePauw is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #167 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means DePauw is a great university overall.
There were roughly 16 fine & studio arts students who graduated with this degree at DePauw in the most recent year we have data available.
UWM is a fairly large public university located in the city of Milwaukee. This university ranks 19th out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were approximately 133 fine & studio arts students who graduated with this degree at UWM in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the fine & studio arts program at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee earn $5,217 above the typical graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.
Here are some additional great schools for Fine & Studio Arts students in the Great Lakes Region that almost earned our Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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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The fine arts program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Fine & Studio Arts rankings. For our Best Overall Fine & Studio Arts School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
