2024 Best Painting Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois

a bachelor's degree in painting is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #357 out of 1232 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of painting. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 13 bachelor's degrees in painting during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to painting students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other painting students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized painting related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for painting students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Painting Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Painting Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois list to help you make the college decision.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Painting in Illinois

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for painting students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Illinois Schools for a Bachelor's in Painting

1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

6 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in painting has to take a look at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in painting from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

2

American Academy of Art
Chicago, IL

7 Annual Graduates

American Academy of Art is a good choice for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in painting. Located in the city of Chicago, The Academy is a private for-profit school with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in painting from American Academy of Art

Best Painting Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Painting Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	629	8
Ohio	612	13
Indiana	535	2

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Rankings in Majors Related to Painting

Painting is one of 13 different types of Fine & Studio Arts programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Painting

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Fine Arts	784
Art Studies	316
Art History	89
Intermedia/Multimedia	16
Sculpture	2
Drawing	1
Other Fine Arts & Art Studies	1

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Jorge Royan. More about our data sources and methodologies.