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2022 Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

11 Ranked Colleges
59 Degrees Awarded
$30,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Art History Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 3,716 people earned their degree in art history, making the major the 175th most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 448 art history graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 59 art history graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in art history. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality art history programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the art history program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 11 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Art History (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #1 spot on the list. U-M is a large school located in Ann Arbor, Michigan that handed out 1 masters’s art history degrees in 2019-2020.

U-M also took the #2 spot in our “Best Art History Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548.

Full U-M Art History Report

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Madison, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s art history degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree art history students whose families make $0-$30k list, UW - Madison has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Art History Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523.

Read more about Art History at University of Wisconsin - Madison

#3

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Bloomington, Indiana, and it awarded 4 masters’s art history degrees in 2019-2020.

IU Bloomington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Art History Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University - Bloomington are $33,338, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Art History at IU Bloomington

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Ohio State is a large school located in Columbus, Ohio that handed out 1 masters’s art history degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree art history students whose families make $0-$30k list, Ohio State has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Art History Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State are $37,141, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Art History at Ohio State University - Main Campus

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s art history degrees to qualified students.

UIC also made our “Best Art History Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Chicago are $27,036, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Illinois at Chicago Art History Report

#7 in overall quality

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s art history degrees to qualified students.

UWM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Art History Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UWM are $25,295, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Art History Report

#7

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan
#10 in overall quality

Wayne State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Wayne State is a large public school situated in Detroit, Michigan. It awarded 2 masters’s art history degrees in 2019-2020.

Wayne State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Art History Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State University are $37,215, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Art History at Wayne State

#8 in overall quality

Kent State University at Kent came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This large school is located in Kent, Ohio, and it awarded 3 masters’s art history degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree art history students whose families make $0-$30k list, Kent State has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Art History Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kent State University at Kent are $21,952, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Art History at Kent State

#9

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, Ohio
#11 in overall quality

Cleveland State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Cleveland, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s art history degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree art history students whose families make $0-$30k list, Cleveland State University has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Art History Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cleveland State University are $17,622, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Art History at Cleveland State University

#9 in overall quality

Ohio University - Athens Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Ohio University - Athens Campus is a public institution located in Athens, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

OHIO Athens did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Art History Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at OHIO Athens are $17,712, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Ohio University - Athens Campus Art History Report

#5 in overall quality

School of the Art Institute of Chicago came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This small school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 26 masters’s art history degrees in 2019-2020.

School of the Art Institute of Chicago also took the #5 spot in our “Best Art History Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at School of the Art Institute of Chicago are $43,912, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Art History at School of the Art Institute of Chicago

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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