2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Illinois

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the most popular for visual and performing arts students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 22 bachelor's degrees in visual and performing arts during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Visual & Performing Arts School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of visual and performing arts students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for visual and performing arts.

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Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Visual & Performing Arts in Illinois

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in visual and performing arts.

Most Well Attended Schools for Visual Arts Students Working on Their Bachelor's

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School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, IL

10 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In IL

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Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in visual and performing arts has to take a look at School of the Art Institute of Chicago. School of the Art Institute of Chicago is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in visual and performing arts in Illinois.

There were about 10 visual and performing arts students who graduated with this degree at School of the Art Institute of Chicago in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in visual and performing arts from School of the Art Institute of Chicago

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University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL

8 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In IL

University of Illinois at Chicago is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in visual and performing arts. UIC is a very large public university located in the city of Chicago. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in visual and performing arts in Illinois.

There were about 8 visual and performing arts individuals who graduated with this degree at UIC in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in visual and performing arts from University of Illinois at Chicago

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University of St Francis
Joliet, IL

4 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In IL

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of St Francis if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in visual and performing arts. Located in the suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in visual and performing arts in Illinois.

There were roughly 4 visual and performing arts students who graduated with this degree at University of Saint Francis in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in visual and performing arts from University of St Francis

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Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in visual and performing arts has to check out Northwestern University. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Evanston. More information about a bachelor’s in visual and performing arts from Northwestern University

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Blackburn College
Carlinville, IL

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in visual and performing arts needs to look into Blackburn College. Located in the distant town of Carlinville, Blackburn is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population. More information about a bachelor’s in visual and performing arts from Blackburn College

Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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Rankings in Majors Related to Visual Arts

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Sven Mandel / CC-BY-SA-4.0. More about our data sources and methodologies.