2024 Best Other Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

a master's degree in other design & applied arts is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #283 out of 1172 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of other design & applied arts. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 18 master's degrees in other design & applied arts during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on other design & applied arts students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of other design & applied arts students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized other design & applied arts related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for other design & applied arts students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Other Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Schools in Illinois list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Other Design & Applied Arts in Illinois

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in other design & applied arts.

Top Illinois Schools for a Master's in Other Design & Applied Arts

1

Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

6 Annual Graduates

Illinois Institute of Technology is a good decision for students pursuing a master's degree in other design & applied arts. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.More information about a master’s in other design & applied arts from Illinois Institute of Technology

2

School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

9 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat School of the Art Institute of Chicago if you want to pursue a master's degree in other design & applied arts. 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.More information about a master’s in other design & applied arts from School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Best Other Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Other Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	494	18
Michigan	476	8
Indiana	375	7
Wisconsin	317	3

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Rankings in Majors Related to Other Design & Applied Arts

One of 9 majors within the Design & Applied Arts area of study, Other Design & Applied Arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Visual Communications	27
Graphic Design	11
Game & Interactive Media Design	7
Fashion Design	6
Industrial Design	3

Notes and References

• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.