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2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 39,860 people earned their degree in fine and studio arts, making the major the 29th most popular in the United States. 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 Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in fine and studio arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great fine and studio arts programs and 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. 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 Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.

U-M also took the #2 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 Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. 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 also took the #3 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Wisconsin - Madison Fine & Studio Arts Report

#4 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is located in Champaign, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.

UIUC also made our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Illinois at Chicago is a large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIC are $27,036, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at University of Illinois at Chicago

#6 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. Ohio State is a public institution located in Columbus, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State University - Main Campus are $37,141, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

Northwestern University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Northwestern University is a large school located in Evanston, Illinois that handed out 3 doctorate’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree fine arts students with aid 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 are $56,567, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#5 in overall quality

University of Chicago ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s Fine Arts students in 2019-2020.

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

Full University of Chicago Fine & Studio Arts Report

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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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