2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in Illinois
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Illinois” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Illinois, there were 1,685 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,071 and $29,661 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 275 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Illinois” ranking analyzed 10 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Illinois
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Illinois.
Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in Illinois
Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Illinois University landed the #1 spot on the list. EIU is a medium-sized public school situated in Charleston, Illinois. It awarded 43 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.
EIU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Illinois University are $20,761, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Illinois list. This large school is located in Normal, Illinois, and it awarded 9 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.
Illinois State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois State University are $11,069, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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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 #3 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Illinois. UIUC is a large public school situated in Champaign, Illinois. It awarded 15 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.
UIUC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Columbia College Chicago. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Illinois. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s Fine Arts students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Columbia, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia are $2,350, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Bradley University landed the #5 spot on the list. Bradley is located in Peoria, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our illinois master’s degree fine arts students list, Bradley has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bradley are $17,040, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Illinois ranking, coming in at #6. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is a fairly large school located in Edwardsville, Illinois that handed out 5 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.
SIUE did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville are $9,300, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Northern Illinois University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Illinois ranking. NIU is a public institution located in Dekalb, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
NIU also made our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at NIU are $11,086, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Illinois at Chicago came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Illinois ranking. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this large public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s Fine Arts students in 2019-2020.
UIC also took the #6 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Chicago are $27,036, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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With a ranking of #9, Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Illinois list. Located in Carbondale, Illinois, this fairly large public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified masters’s Fine Arts students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our illinois master’s degree fine arts students list, SIUC has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Illinois University Carbondale are $32,928, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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School of the Art Institute of Chicago ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Illinois list. School of the Art Institute of Chicago is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 169 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
School of the Art Institute of Chicago also took the #4 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at School of the Art Institute of Chicago are $43,912, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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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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