2022 Best Value Art History Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois

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

Across Illinois, there were 133 art history graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 10 art history graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,900 and $148,219 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Art History Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in art history. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent art history programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the art history program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Art History Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Art History Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Art History in Illinois

#1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$30,083 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Art History Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois. UIUC is a large school located in Champaign, Illinois that handed out 3 doctorate’s art history degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC also made our “Best Art History Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Art History at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

#2

University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

#4 in overall quality

$27,036 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Art History Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #2 spot on the list. UIC is a large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 2 doctorate’s art history degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIC, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Art History Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UIC are $27,036.

Read more about Art History at UIC

#3

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$56,567 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Art History Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois list. Northwestern University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Evanston, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northwestern, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Art History Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern are $56,567, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Art History at Northwestern

#4

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

#3 in overall quality

$61,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Chicago. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Art History Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s art history students in 2019-2020.

UChicago did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Art History Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Chicago are $61,548.

Read full report on Art History at University 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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Jorge Royan.

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