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2022 Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region

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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the art history program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. 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

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree art history students.

Top 11 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Art History in the Great Lakes Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #1 spot on the 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.

UW - Madison also took the #1 spot in our “Best Art History Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Art History at UW - Madison

#9 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Athens, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s art history degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

OHIO Athens not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Art History Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio University - Athens Campus are $17,712, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Art History at OHIO Athens

#8 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kent State University at Kent landed the #3 spot on the list. Kent, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s art history degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Kent State also made our “Best Art History Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #8. 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 full report on Art History at Kent State

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is a large public school situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 7 masters’s art history degrees in 2019-2020.

UWM also made our “Best Art History Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee are $25,295, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Art History at UWM

#5

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 #5 on our 2022 Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Bloomington, Indiana, this large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified masters’s art history students 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 IU Bloomington are $33,338, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Indiana University - Bloomington Art History Report

#6 in overall quality

University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #6. This large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 5 masters’s art history degrees in 2019-2020.

UIC also took the #6 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 Illinois at Chicago are $27,036.

Read more about Art History at University of Illinois at Chicago

#7

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, Ohio
#11 in overall quality

Cleveland State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Cleveland State University is a fairly large school located in Cleveland, Ohio that handed out 1 masters’s art history degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cleveland State University, the school also landed the #11 spot 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 more about Art History at Cleveland State University

#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio State is a public institution located in Columbus, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree art history students 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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Art History at Ohio State University - Main Campus

#9

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan
#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Wayne State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Wayne State University is located in Detroit, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s art history degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wayne State, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Art History Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State are $37,215, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Art History at Wayne State

#10

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a public institution located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

U-M did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Art History Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Michigan - Ann Arbor 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 ranking. School of the Art Institute of Chicago is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 26 masters’s art history degrees in 2019-2020.

School of the Art Institute of Chicago also made our “Best Art History Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at School of the Art Institute of Chicago are $43,912, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full School of the Art Institute of Chicago Art History Report

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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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