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

11 Ranked Colleges
137 Degrees Awarded
$29,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 19,826 people earned their degree in art studies, making the major the 52nd most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,824 art studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 137 art studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in art studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent art studies 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 studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region.

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

#1

Illinois State University

Normal, Illinois
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Illinois State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region. Located in Normal, Illinois, this large public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified masters’s art studies students in 2019-2020.

Illinois State also took the #8 spot in our “Best Art Studies 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 Illinois State University are $11,069.

Full Illinois State Art Studies 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 Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a large public school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 48 masters’s art studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Madison, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Art Studies 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 Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523.

Full UW - Madison Art Studies Report

#3

Bradley University

Peoria, Illinois
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bradley University landed the #3 spot on the list. Bradley University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Peoria, Illinois. It awarded 4 masters’s art studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Bradley also made our “Best Art Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bradley are $17,040, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Bradley Art Studies Report

#4

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, Illinois
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Illinois University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region. Eastern Illinois University is a medium-sized public school situated in Charleston, Illinois. It awarded 43 masters’s art studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree art studies students list, EIU has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Art Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at EIU are $20,761, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full EIU Art Studies Report

#5

Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, Illinois
#10 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Illinois University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Dekalb, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s art studies degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NIU, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Art Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NIU are $11,086, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Art Studies at Northern Illinois University

#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. This large school is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it awarded 4 masters’s art studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UWM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Art Studies 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.

Read more about Art Studies at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Miami University - Oxford did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large school located in Oxford, Ohio that handed out 5 masters’s art studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Miami University - Oxford did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Art Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Miami University - Oxford are $31,697.

Read full report on Art Studies at Miami University - Oxford

#4 in overall quality

Ohio State University - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ohio State University - Main Campus is located in Columbus, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 masters’s art studies degrees to qualified students.

Ohio State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Art Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State are $37,141.

Full Ohio State Art Studies Report

#9

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan
#11 in overall quality

Wayne State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Detroit, Michigan, this large public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s art studies students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wayne State, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Art Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State University are $37,215, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Art Studies at Wayne State University

#10

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, this large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified masters’s art studies students in 2019-2020.

U-M also made our “Best Art Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at U-M are $49,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Art Studies at U-M

#11

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #11, Northwestern University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. This large school is located in Evanston, Illinois, and it awarded 2 masters’s art studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwestern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Art Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern are $56,567.

Read more about Art Studies at Northwestern University

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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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