2024 Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Illinois

A degree in visual & performing arts is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #221 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for visual & performing arts students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 41 degrees in visual & performing arts to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Visual & Performing Arts Schools List

Visual & Performing Arts Rankings by Degree Level

The visual arts school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Illinois. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Visual & Performing Arts in Illinois

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the visual arts degree levels they offer.

Top Illinois Schools in Visual Arts

1

School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

School of the Art Institute of Chicago is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in visual & performing arts. Located in the city of Chicago, School of the Art Institute of Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.More information about a degree in visual & performing arts from School of the Art Institute of Chicago

2

University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

46.7% Growth in Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of Illinois at Chicago if you wish to pursue a degree in visual & performing arts. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a degree in visual & performing arts from University of Illinois at Chicago

Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	939	22
Michigan	915	8
Indiana	737	9
Wisconsin	672	0

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Visual & Performing Arts Related Rankings by Major

One of 1 majors within the General Visual & Performing Arts area of study, Visual & Performing Arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Visual Arts

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Digital Arts	23

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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.