2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts (Income Over $110k) 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 was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Visual & Performing Arts is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 10th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 155,377 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, visual and performing arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $25,427 and had an average of $28,377 in loans still to pay off.

Across Illinois, there were 5,876 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,817 and $32,020 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 74 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,900 and $148,219 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in visual and performing arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great visual and performing arts programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the visual and performing arts program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Vallue Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts (Income Over $110k) in Illinois

#1

Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago, Illinois

#4 in overall quality

$30,695 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois Institute of Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s visual and performing arts students in 2019-2020.

Illinois Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois Institute of Technology are $30,695, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Illinois Institute of Technology

#2

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$30,083 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #2 for the Best Vallue Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a large school located in Champaign, Illinois that handed out 41 doctorate’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083.

Full UIUC Visual & Performing Arts Report

#3

University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

#5 in overall quality

$27,036 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Vallue Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #3 spot on the list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s visual and performing arts degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

UIC also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Chicago are $27,036, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Illinois at Chicago Visual & Performing Arts Report

#4

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$56,567 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Vallue Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the #4 spot on the list. Evanston, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s visual and performing arts degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

Northwestern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern University are $56,567.

Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Northwestern University

#5

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

#3 in overall quality

$61,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Vallue Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k list. University of Chicago is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UChicago did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UChicago are $61,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at University of Chicago

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts (Income Over $110k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts (Income Over $110k)

Notes and References

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

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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