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2024 Best Art Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region

61 Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
367 Art Education Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in art education, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #308 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 61 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Art Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 367 degrees in art education during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

Choosing a Great Art Education School

Best Art Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region Your choice of art education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Art Education School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your Art Education Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Art Education
Bachelor's Degrees in Art Education
Master's Degrees in Art Education
Doctor's Degrees in Art Education

The art education school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Art Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.

Best Schools for Art Education in the Great Lakes Region

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the art education degree levels they offer.

10 Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Art Education

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In IL

Every student who is interested in art education needs to check out University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. UIUC is a very large public university located in the city of Champaign. A Best Colleges rank of #34 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.

There were approximately 11 art education students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent data year.

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2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IN
61.5% Growth in Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in art education needs to look into Ball State University. Ball State is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Muncie. A Best Colleges rank of #205 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Ball State is a great university overall.

There were approximately 13 art education students who graduated with this degree at Ball State in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In IN

Any student who is interested in art education needs to check out Indiana University - Bloomington. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public university with a very 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 9 art education students who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In IN

Any student pursuing a degree in art education needs to take a look at Purdue University - Main Campus. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Purdue is a great university overall.

There were approximately 5 art education students who graduated with this degree at Purdue in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In OH
22.2% Growth in Graduates

Located in the fringe town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #116 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Miami University - Oxford is a great university overall.

There were approximately 9 art education students who graduated with this degree at Miami University - Oxford in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
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Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In MI

Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were approximately 2 art education students who graduated with this degree at Central Michigan in the most recent data year.

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7
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In IL
62.5% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #192 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UIC is a great university overall.

There were approximately 8 art education students who graduated with this degree at UIC in the most recent year we have data available.

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Hope College
Holland, MI
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In MI

Hope is a small private not-for-profit college located in the small city of Holland. This college ranks 8th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were roughly 1 art education students who graduated with this degree at Hope in the most recent data year.

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9
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Augustana College
Rock Island, IL
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In IL
50.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the small city of Rock Island, Augustana is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 21st out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were about 2 art education students who graduated with this degree at Augustana in the most recent data year.

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9
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MI
7.1% Growth in Graduates

WMU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Kalamazoo. A Best Colleges rank of #335 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means WMU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 14 art education students who graduated with this degree at WMU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for Art Education students in the Great Lakes Region that almost earned our Best Art Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
10 Calvin University Grand Rapids, MI
11 DePaul University Chicago, IL
12 University of Wisconsin - Stout Menomonie, WI
12 Bradley University Peoria, IL
13 Michigan State University East Lansing, MI
14 Ohio State University - Main Campus Columbus, OH
15 Saint Norbert College De Pere, WI

Best Art Education Colleges by State

Explore the best art education colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Ohio 939 103
Michigan 915 55
Illinois 870 73
Indiana 737 70
Wisconsin 672 57

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Art Education is one of 37 different types of Teacher Education Subject Specific programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Reading Teacher Education 1,311
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching 1,075
Music Education 888
English & Language Arts Education 515
Social Studies Education 477
Health Education 465
Mathematics Education 404
Science Education 391
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas 232
Trade & Industrial Teacher Education 208

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