by our College Data Analytics Team
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Art Studies is the 56th most popular major in the country with 18,323 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,684 art studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 128 art studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,892 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Art Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 18 colleges that offer a degree in art studies. To top this list, a school must have a successful art studies program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Art Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s”.
Out of the 18 schools in the Most Well Attended Art Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Illinois University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Charleston, Illinois, this medium-sized public school handed out 42 diplomas to qualified masters’s art studies students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Art Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a public institution located in Madison, Wisconsin. The school has a large population, and it awarded 36 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
Read full report on Art Studies at University of Wisconsin - Madison
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Art Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s. Ohio State University - Main Campus is a large school located in Columbus, Ohio that handed out 14 masters’s art studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
Out of the 18 schools in the Most Well Attended Art Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it awarded 7 masters’s art studies degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Miami University - Oxford. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Art Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Miami University - Oxford is a public institution located in Oxford, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #6, Northwestern University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Art Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Evanston, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s art studies degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Art Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, this large public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s art studies students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Art Studies at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
With a ranking of #8, Illinois State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Art Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Illinois State is a large school located in Normal, Illinois that handed out 3 masters’s art studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Wayne State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Art Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. Detroit, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s art studies degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Northern Illinois University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Art Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. Northern Illinois University is a public institution located in Dekalb, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Art Studies at Northern Illinois University
University of Indianapolis did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Art Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #10. Indianapolis, Indiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s art studies degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #12, Eastern Michigan University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Art Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Eastern Michigan University is a fairly large school located in Ypsilanti, Michigan that handed out 1 masters’s art studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Art Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. OHIO Athens is a large public school situated in Athens, Ohio. It awarded 1 masters’s art studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Governors State University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Art Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. University Park, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s art studies degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Art Studies at Governors State University
Ball State University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Art Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. Ball State University is a large public school situated in Muncie, Indiana. It awarded 72 masters’s art studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #15, Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Art Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. West Lafayette, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s art studies degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Bradley University ranked #15 on this year’s Most Well Attended Art Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Located in Peoria, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified masters’s art studies students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Indiana State University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Art Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. Terre Haute, Indiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s art studies degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
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