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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

7 Ranked Colleges
22 Degrees Awarded
$41,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Fine & Studio Arts is the 29th most popular major in the country with 39,860 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, fine and studio arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $23,847 and had an average of $28,316 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 4,696 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,555 and $28,974 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 22 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in fine and studio arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent fine and studio arts programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the fine and studio arts program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region doctor’s degree fine arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Northwestern is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Evanston, Illinois. It awarded 3 doctorate’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwestern also made our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern are $56,567.

Full Northwestern University Fine & Studio Arts Report

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #2 spot on the list. Ann Arbor, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s Fine Arts degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U-M, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at U-M are $49,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Fine & Studio Arts Report

#3

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Chicago is a fairly large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 2 doctorate’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UChicago did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UChicago are $61,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at University of Chicago

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UW - Madison is a public institution located in Madison, Wisconsin. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at UW - Madison

#4 in overall quality

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 #5 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Champaign, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s Fine Arts degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

UIUC also took the #4 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

#6 in overall quality

Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. Ohio State University - Main Campus is a large school located in Columbus, Ohio that handed out 4 doctorate’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ohio State, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State are $37,141.

Full Ohio State Fine & Studio Arts Report

#7 in overall quality

University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. University of Illinois at Chicago is a large public school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 2 doctorate’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIC, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Chicago are $27,036.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at University of Illinois at Chicago

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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

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees 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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