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2024 Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

6 Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
19 Doctor's Degrees
If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in fine & studio arts, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #97 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 6 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 19 doctor's degrees in fine & studio arts during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Fine & Studio Arts School for Your Doctor's Degree

Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region The fine arts doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a doctor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

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

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for fine & studio arts students working on their doctor's degree.

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The fine arts school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Fine & Studio Arts in the Great Lakes Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in fine & studio arts.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Doctorate in Fine Arts

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2 Annual Graduates

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a wonderful choice for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in fine & studio arts. U-M is a very large public university located in the city of Ann Arbor.More information about a doctorate in fine & studio arts from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

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2 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in fine & studio arts needs to look into University of Wisconsin - Madison. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in fine & studio arts from University of Wisconsin - Madison

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It's difficult to beat Northwestern University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in fine & studio arts. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Evanston.More information about a doctorate in fine & studio arts from Northwestern University

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2 Annual Graduates

Ohio State University - Main Campus is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in fine & studio arts. Ohio State is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Columbus.More information about a doctorate in fine & studio arts from Ohio State University - Main Campus

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Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in fine & studio arts from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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4 Annual Graduates

UIC is a very large public university located in the city of Chicago.More information about a doctorate in fine & studio arts from University of Illinois at Chicago

Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best fine & studio arts schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Illinois 153 13
Michigan 149 2
Ohio 144 2
Indiana 132 0
Wisconsin 108 2

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One of 10 majors within the Visual & Performing Arts area of study, Fine & Studio Arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Fine Arts Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Art History 19

Related Major Annual Graduates
Music 304
Drama & Theater Arts 15
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 11
Arts & Media Management 7
General Visual & Performing Arts 4
Dance 3
Design & Applied Arts 2

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