2024 Best Fine Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Region
48
Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
2,121
Fine Arts Degrees Awarded
Fine Arts is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #66 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 48 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Fine Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2,121 degrees in fine arts during the 2020-2021 academic year.
What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings
Choosing a Great Fine Arts School
The fine arts program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Fine Arts rankings. We derive our Best Overall Fine Arts School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Fine Arts Rankings by Degree Level
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Fine Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Fine Arts in the Great Lakes Region
The schools below may not offer all types of fine arts degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
10 Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Fine Arts
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
9th
Most Popular In IN
It is hard to beat University of Notre Dame if you wish to pursue a degree in fine arts. Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Notre Dame. A Best Colleges rank of #20 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Notre Dame is a great university overall.
There were about 12 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at Notre Dame in the most recent year we have data available.
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Every student pursuing a degree in fine arts needs to take a look at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. UIUC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Champaign. A Best Colleges rank of #34 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.
There were roughly 23 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent year we have data available.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In IL
678
Fine Arts Degrees Awarded
School of the Art Institute of Chicago is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in fine arts. Located in the large city of Chicago, School of the Art Institute of Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
There were about 678 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at School of the Art Institute of Chicago in the most recent data year.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In IN
40
Fine Arts Degrees Awarded
Indiana University - Bloomington is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in fine arts. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #55 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means IU Bloomington is a great university overall.
There were about 40 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
6th
Most Popular In MI
Michigan State is a fairly large public university located in the city of East Lansing. A Best Colleges rank of #74 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 14 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent data year.
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Illinois State is a very large public university located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal. This university ranks 8th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were approximately 18 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at Illinois State in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
10th
Most Popular In IN
Located in the distant town of Greencastle, DePauw is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #167 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means DePauw is a great university overall.
There were about 10 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at DePauw in the most recent year we have data available.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In OH
66
Fine Arts Degrees Awarded
Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #166 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UC is a great university overall.
There were roughly 66 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at UC in the most recent data year.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In IL
55
Fine Arts Degrees Awarded
Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 24th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were approximately 55 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at NIU in the most recent year we have data available.
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Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Purdue is a great university overall.
There were approximately 26 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at Purdue in the most recent data year.
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