by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Illinois” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Fine & Studio Arts is the 31st most popular major in the country with 37,413 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, fine and studio arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $25,051 and had an average of $25,492 in loans still to pay off.
Across Illinois, there were 1,585 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,018 and $26,776 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 88 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,626 and $15,120 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Illinois” ranking analyzed 26 colleges that offered a degree in fine and studio arts. That schools that top this list have a program in fine and studio arts in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois associate degree fine arts students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Parkland College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Illinois list. Parkland College is a medium-sized school located in Champaign, Illinois that handed out 14 associates’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 26 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Morton College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Cicero, Illinois, this small public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified associates’s Fine Arts students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 26 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College landed the #3 spot on the list. City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College is a medium-sized school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 14 associates’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Harold Washington College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southwestern Illinois College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Illinois. Belleville, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s Fine Arts degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sauk Valley Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Illinois list. Sauk Valley Community College is a small school located in Dixon, Illinois that handed out 3 associates’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Illinois list. This medium-sized school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 5 associates’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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College of DuPage came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Illinois ranking. Glen Ellyn, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s Fine Arts degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
McHenry County College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Illinois list. MCC is a public institution located in Crystal Lake, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, Richland Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Illinois list. Richland Community College is a small public school situated in Decatur, Illinois. It awarded 2 associates’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, Kankakee Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Illinois list. Kankakee Community College is a small school located in Kankakee, Illinois that handed out 2 associates’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Kankakee Community College
Rend Lake College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #11. Rend Lake College is a small school located in Ina, Illinois that handed out 2 associates’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Elgin Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Illinois ranking. Elgin Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Elgin, Illinois. It awarded 3 associates’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Kishwaukee College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Illinois ranking. Kishwaukee College is a small public school situated in Malta, Illinois. It awarded 1 associates’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #14, Lewis and Clark Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Illinois list. Lewis and Clark Community College is located in Godfrey, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at Lewis and Clark Community College
Oakton Community College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Illinois list. Located in Des Plaines, Illinois, this medium-sized public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified associates’s Fine Arts students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Oakton Community College
William Rainey Harper College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Illinois ranking. Harper College is located in Palatine, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at William Rainey Harper College
Waubonsee Community College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Illinois ranking. Sugar Grove, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s Fine Arts degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at Waubonsee Community College
With a ranking of #18, College of Lake County did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Illinois list. College of Lake County is a fairly large public school situated in Grayslake, Illinois. It awarded 2 associates’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Prairie State College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #19. Prairie State College is a public institution located in Chicago Heights, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Danville Area Community College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Illinois ranking. This small school is located in Danville, Illinois, and it awarded 0 associates’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Danville Area Community College Fine & Studio Arts Report
With a ranking of #19, Lincoln Land Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Illinois list. Lincoln Land Community College is a small public school situated in Springfield, Illinois. It awarded 0 associates’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
John A Logan College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Illinois list. John A Logan College is a small public school situated in Carterville, Illinois. It awarded 0 associates’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #19, Southeastern Illinois College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Illinois list. Southeastern Illinois College is located in Harrisburg, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.
South Suburban College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Illinois ranking. This small school is located in South Holland, Illinois, and it awarded 0 associates’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #19, City Colleges of Chicago - Harry S Truman College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Illinois list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s Fine Arts degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Full City Colleges of Chicago - Harry S Truman College Fine & Studio Arts Report
Carl Sandburg College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Illinois ranking. Carl Sandburg College is located in Galesburg, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Carl Sandburg College
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