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2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in Illinois

7 Colleges in Illinois

53 Master's Degrees

Design & Applied Arts is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #74 most popular master's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in Illinois ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 53 master's degrees in design and applied arts during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Design & Applied Arts School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in design matters. We created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in Illinois ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for design and applied arts, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

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This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for design and applied arts.

Featured Design & Applied Arts Programs

Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.

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Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Design & Applied Arts in Illinois

Explore the most popular colleges and universities for design and applied arts students seeking a a master's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Design Students Working on Their Master's

School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, IL

19 Annual Master's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

School of the Art Institute of Chicago is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in design and applied arts. Located in the city of Chicago, School of the Art Institute of Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for master's degrees in design and applied arts in Illinois.

There were roughly 19 design and applied arts students who graduated with this degree at School of the Art Institute of Chicago in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL

15 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Illinois at Chicago is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in design and applied arts. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for master's degrees in design and applied arts in Illinois.

There were approximately 15 design and applied arts individuals who graduated with this degree at UIC in the most recent year we have data available.

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DePaul University
Chicago, IL

8 Annual Master's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

DePaul University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in design and applied arts. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #5 in quality for master's degrees in design and applied arts in Illinois.

There were roughly 8 design and applied arts students who graduated with this degree at DePaul in the most recent data year.

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Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, IL

8 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in design and applied arts needs to check out Illinois Institute of Technology. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in design and applied arts in Illinois.

There were about 8 design and applied arts students who graduated with this degree at Illinois Tech in the most recent year we have data available.

Design & Applied Arts master's degree recipients from Illinois Institute of Technology receive an earnings boost of about $24,400 above the typical income of design and applied arts majors.

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Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

3 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in design and applied arts in Illinois.

There were about 3 design and applied arts students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent data year.

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Columbia College Chicago
Chicago, IL

Columbia is a medium-sized private not-for-profit college located in the city of Chicago. More information about a master’s in design and applied arts from Columbia College Chicago

University of Chicago
Chicago, IL

UChicago is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago. More information about a master’s in design and applied arts from University of Chicago

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Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	203	44
Ohio	195	56
Indiana	181	18
Wisconsin	166	3

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Design & Applied Arts is one of 10 different types of Visual & Performing Arts programs to choose from.

Design Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Other Design & Applied Arts	16
Fashion Design	11
Graphic Design	11
Visual Communications	6
Game & Interactive Media Design	5
Industrial Design	4

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Music	284
Fine & Studio Arts	275
Drama & Theater Arts	101
Arts & Media Management	96
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	85
Other Visual Art	9
General Visual & Performing Arts	9
Dance	4

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.

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