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2022 Best Vallue Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k

14 Ranked Colleges
221 Degrees Awarded
$23,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k

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 Vallue Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 6,359 people earned their degree in general visual and performing arts, making the major the 125th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, general visual and performing arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $24,577 and had an average of $26,968 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 455 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,114 and $31,060 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 221 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,075 and $25,381 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 14 colleges that offer a degree in general visual and performing arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general visual and performing arts programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general visual and performing arts program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Vallue Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 14 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts (Income Over $110k) in the Great Lakes Region

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Whitewater. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Whitewater, Wisconsin, this fairly large public school awarded 40 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s visual arts students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree visual arts students whose families make more than $110k list, UW - Whitewater has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $15,249 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree visual arts students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend University of Wisconsin - Whitewater.

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#2

University of Wisconsin - Stout

Menomonie, Wisconsin

Out of the 14 schools in the Best Vallue Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Stout landed the #2 spot on the list. UW - Stout is a public institution located in Menomonie, Wisconsin. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Stout also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $15,839 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Visual Arts students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend University of Wisconsin - Stout.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Parkside. The school came in at #3 for the Best Vallue Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k. Kenosha, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s visual arts degrees to 25 students in 2019-2020.

UW - Parkside also made our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend University of Wisconsin - Parkside is $11,327 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Visual Arts students whose families make more than $110k.

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#4

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, Michigan
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Michigan University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Vallue Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Mount Pleasant, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s visual arts degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Central Michigan, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Central Michigan is $15,981 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree visual arts students whose families make more than $110k.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Vallue Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Bowling Green, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s visual arts degrees to 25 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree visual arts students whose families make more than $110k list, BGSU has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $18,394 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Visual Arts students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus.

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#6

University of St Francis

Joliet, Illinois

University of St Francis landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. This small school is located in Joliet, Illinois, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree visual arts students whose families make more than $110k list, University of Saint Francis has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Saint Francis is $17,538 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree visual arts students whose families make more than $110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#7

University of Toledo

Toledo, Ohio
#11 in overall quality

University of Toledo landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. University of Toledo is a fairly large school located in Toledo, Ohio that handed out 2 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Toledo did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Toledo is $17,630 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree visual arts students whose families make more than $110k.

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#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k list. UIC is a public institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UIC also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UIC is $13,312 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Visual Arts students whose families make more than $110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#9

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, Michigan
#12 in overall quality

Oakland University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree visual arts students whose families make more than $110k list, Oakland has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Oakland is $11,802 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Visual Arts students whose families make more than $110k.

Full Oakland University General Visual & Performing Arts Report

University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne ranked #10 on this year’s Best Vallue Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k list. University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University of St. Francis Fort Wayne not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $17,796 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree visual arts students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne.

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#13 in overall quality

With a ranking of #11, Trinity International University - Illinois did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Trinity International University - Illinois is located in Deerfield, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.

TIU Illinois not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend TIU Illinois is $21,204 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree visual arts students whose families make more than $110k.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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#6 in overall quality

Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Athens, Ohio, this large public school awarded 36 degrees to qualified bachelors’s visual arts students in 2019-2020.

OHIO Athens did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Ohio University - Athens Campus is $22,906 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree visual arts students whose families make more than $110k.

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#14 in overall quality

Grace College and Theological Seminary ranked #13 on this year’s Best Vallue Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Grace College and Theological Seminary is located in Winona Lake, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.

Grace College also took the #14 spot in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $20,820 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree visual arts students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Grace College.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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School of the Art Institute of Chicago landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Visual Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. School of the Art Institute of Chicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at School of the Art Institute of Chicago, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend School of the Art Institute of Chicago is $44,815 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Visual Arts students whose families make more than $110k.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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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%.

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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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