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2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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 $48-$75k

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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.

For this year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in fine and studio arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality fine and studio arts programs that also have a lower cost than 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This large school is located in Evanston, Illinois, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree fine arts students whose families make $48-$75k list, Northwestern has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern University are $56,567, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a public institution located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

U-M not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. 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 join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Chicago. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k. UChicago is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Chicago are $61,548.

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#3 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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#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 $48-$75k. UIUC is a large public school situated in Champaign, Illinois. It awarded 3 doctorate’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083.

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#6 in overall quality

Ohio State University - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Ohio State is a large public school situated in Columbus, Ohio. It awarded 4 doctorate’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Ohio State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State University - Main Campus are $37,141.

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#7 in overall quality

University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #7. 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.

UIC also took 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 UIC are $27,036.

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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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