2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Art History in Illinois

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Illinois” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Art History is the 175th most popular major in the country with 3,716 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Illinois, there were 133 art history graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 31 art history graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great art history programs and cost less that 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

More Ways to Rank Art History Schools

The art history school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in Illinois”.

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Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in Illinois

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

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Art History in Illinois

#1

School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$43,912 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Art History Schools for a Master’s in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, School of the Art Institute of Chicago landed the #1 spot on the list. 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 made our “Best Art History Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #1. 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.

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.

Credits

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

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