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2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in Illinois

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Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in Illinois

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in Illinois” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

General Visual & Performing Arts is the 116th most popular major in the country with 6,355 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, general visual and performing arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $25,134 and had an average of $26,019 in loans still to pay off.

Across Illinois, there were 64 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $48,112 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 49 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,117 and $25,584 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in Illinois” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general visual and performing arts. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general visual and performing arts program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in Illinois

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in Illinois”.

Top 12 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts in Illinois

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Blackburn College
Carlinville, Illinois

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Blackburn College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in Illinois. Carlinville, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s visual arts degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

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Greenville University
Greenville, Illinois

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Greenville University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in Illinois. Greenville University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Greenville, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’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. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at Greenville

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend School of the Art Institute of Chicago. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major 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 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at School of the Art Institute of Chicago

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Trinity Christian College
Palos Heights, Illinois

Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Trinity Christian College landed the #4 spot on the list. Trinity Christian College is a small school located in Palos Heights, Illinois that handed out 2 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Trinity Christian College

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Elmhurst University
Elmhurst, Illinois

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Elmhurst University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in Illinois list. Located in Elmhurst, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s visual arts students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Elmhurst General Visual & Performing Arts Report

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University of St Francis
Joliet, Illinois

University of St Francis ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in Illinois list. Joliet, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s visual arts degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of St Francis General Visual & Performing Arts Report

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Trinity International University - Illinois ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in Illinois list. TIU Illinois is a small school located in Deerfield, Illinois that handed out 1 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.

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

Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at TIU Illinois

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Dominican University
River Forest, Illinois

Dominican University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in Illinois ranking. Dominican University is a private not-for-profit institution located in River Forest, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Dominican U

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University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #9. University of Illinois at Chicago is a large public school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 15 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at University of Illinois at Chicago

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Concordia University, Chicago
River Forest, Illinois

Concordia University, Chicago landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in Illinois ranking. This medium-sized school is located in River Forest, Illinois, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Concordia University, Chicago General Visual & Performing Arts Report

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Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois

With a ranking of #11, Northwestern University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in Illinois list. This large school is located in Evanston, Illinois, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at Northwestern University

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Lewis University
Romeoville, Illinois

Lewis University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in Illinois ranking. Located in Romeoville, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s visual arts students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Lewis

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