2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 11,922 people earned their degree in fine arts, making the major the 66th most popular in the United States.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 2,121 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 237 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,892 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 23 colleges that offer a degree in fine arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular fine arts programs in the United States.
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Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree fine arts students.
Top 23 Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Fine Arts in the Great Lakes Region
Out of the 23 schools in the Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, School of the Art Institute of Chicago landed the #1 spot on the list. School of the Art Institute of Chicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 99 masters’s fine arts degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Fine Arts at School of the Art Institute of Chicago
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s. Champaign, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s fine arts degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University - Bloomington. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s. This large school is located in Bloomington, Indiana, and it awarded 18 masters’s fine arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s. Located in Carbondale, Illinois, this fairly large public school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified masters’s fine arts students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kent State University at Kent. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s. Kent State University at Kent is a large school located in Kent, Ohio that handed out 13 masters’s fine arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a large school located in Cincinnati, Ohio that handed out 10 masters’s fine arts 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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Fine Arts Report
University of Illinois at Chicago ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 7 masters’s fine arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Fine Arts at University of Illinois at Chicago
Ferris State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Big Rapids, Michigan, this fairly large public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified masters’s fine arts students in 2020-2021.
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Eastern Michigan University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. Ypsilanti, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s fine arts degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Full Eastern Michigan University Fine Arts Report
Northern Illinois University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Dekalb, Illinois, this fairly large public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified masters’s fine arts students in 2020-2021.
Full Northern Illinois University Fine Arts Report
Columbia College Chicago came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. Columbia is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s fine arts degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Fine Arts at Columbia College Chicago
Indiana State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #12. Terre Haute, Indiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s fine arts degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Fine Arts at Indiana State University
University of Notre Dame did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #13. This fairly large school is located in Notre Dame, Indiana, and it awarded 4 masters’s fine arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Notre Dame Fine Arts Report
Youngstown State University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. Youngstown, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s fine arts degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
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Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #13. Purdue is a large public school situated in West Lafayette, Indiana. It awarded 4 masters’s fine arts degrees 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Fine Arts at Purdue University - Main Campus
Illinois State University ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Illinois State is a public institution located in Normal, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s 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%.
Read full report on Fine Arts at Illinois State University
With a ranking of #13, Ball State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Located in Muncie, Indiana, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s fine arts students 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%.
Read more about Fine Arts at Ball State University
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. SIUE is a fairly large public school situated in Edwardsville, Illinois. It awarded 3 masters’s fine arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Fine Arts Report
University of Indianapolis landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. University of Indianapolis is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s fine arts degrees to qualified students.
Full UIndy Fine Arts Report
University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne ranked #19 on this year’s Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne is a small school located in Fort Wayne, Indiana that handed out 1 masters’s fine arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Fine Arts at University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne
Bradley University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Peoria, Illinois, and it awarded 1 masters’s fine arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, 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 86%.
Full Bradley University Fine Arts Report
Andrews University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. Andrews is located in Berrien Springs, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s fine arts degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Fine Arts at Andrews University
With a ranking of #22, Michigan State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. East Lansing, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s fine arts degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Fine Arts at Michigan State 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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