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2022 Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois

5 Ranked Colleges
57 Degrees Awarded
$23,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master's in Illinois

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 Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Art Studies is the 52nd most popular major in the country with 19,826 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Illinois, there were 432 art studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 57 art studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in art studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great art studies 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 studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

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

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Art Studies in Illinois

#1

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, Illinois
#2 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 #1 for the Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois. Eastern Illinois University is a public institution located in Charleston, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 43 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at EIU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Art Studies Master’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 EIU are $20,761.

Full Eastern Illinois University Art Studies Report

#2

Illinois State University

Normal, Illinois
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois list. Illinois State University is located in Normal, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s art studies degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Illinois State, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Art Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois State are $11,069, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Art Studies at Illinois State University

#3

Bradley University

Peoria, Illinois
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bradley University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois list. This medium-sized school is located in Peoria, Illinois, and it awarded 4 masters’s art studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Bradley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Art Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bradley University are $17,040, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Art Studies at Bradley

#4

Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, Illinois
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Illinois University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois. Located in Dekalb, Illinois, this fairly large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s art studies students in 2019-2020.

NIU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Art Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northern Illinois University are $11,086, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Art Studies at NIU

#5

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s 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 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwestern also made our “Best Art Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern University are $56,567.

Read more about Art Studies at Northwestern

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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