by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Illinois” ranking.
Visual & Performing Arts is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 10th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 149,215 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, visual and performing arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $26,700 and had an average of $25,051 in loans still to pay off.
Across Illinois, there were 5,631 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,194 and $25,846 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 263 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,626 and $15,120 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Illinois” ranking, we looked at 39 colleges that offer a degree in visual and performing arts. That schools that top this list have a program in visual and performing arts in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois associate degree visual & performing arts students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SAE Institute - Chicago. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Illinois list. SAE Institute - Chicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
Full SAE Institute - Chicago Visual & Performing Arts Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of DuPage. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Illinois list. Glen Ellyn, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s visual and performing arts degrees to 53 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Parkland College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Illinois list. Parkland College is a medium-sized school located in Champaign, Illinois that handed out 19 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Morton College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Illinois. Morton College is a small public school situated in Cicero, Illinois. It awarded 5 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 39 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College landed the #5 spot on the list. City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College is a medium-sized school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 17 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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John Wood Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Illinois ranking. John Wood Community College is a public institution located in Quincy, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full John Wood Community College Visual & Performing Arts Report
William Rainey Harper College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Illinois list. Located in Palatine, Illinois, this fairly large public school handed out 29 diplomas to qualified associates’s visual and performing arts students in 2020-2021.
Southwestern Illinois College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Illinois ranking. SWIC is a medium-sized school located in Belleville, Illinois that handed out 15 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Joliet Junior College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Illinois ranking. Joliet Junior College is a fairly large school located in Joliet, Illinois that handed out 17 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, Triton College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Illinois list. River Grove, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s visual and performing arts degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #11, Elgin Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Illinois list. ECC is a public institution located in Elgin, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 13 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Elgin Community College Visual & Performing Arts Report
McHenry County College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #12. This medium-sized school is located in Crystal Lake, Illinois, and it awarded 10 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
John A Logan College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Illinois list. John A Logan College is a small public school situated in Carterville, Illinois. It awarded 4 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #14, South Suburban College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Illinois list. South Holland, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s visual and performing arts degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #15, Sauk Valley Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Illinois list. Sauk Valley Community College is a public institution located in Dixon, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Waubonsee Community College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Illinois ranking. Located in Sugar Grove, Illinois, this medium-sized public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified associates’s visual and performing arts students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Waubonsee Community College
Black Hawk College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Illinois list. BHC is located in Moline, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #18, Moraine Valley Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Illinois list. MVCC is a public institution located in Palos Hills, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Richland Community College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Illinois ranking. Richland Community College is a public institution located in Decatur, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #20. Wilbur Wright College is a public institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College Visual & Performing Arts Report
Oakton Community College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Illinois ranking. Oakton Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Des Plaines, Illinois. It awarded 5 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Oakton Community College Visual & Performing Arts Report
Lincoln Land Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #22. Lincoln Land Community College is a small school located in Springfield, Illinois that handed out 4 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #23, Rend Lake College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Illinois list. Located in Ina, Illinois, this small public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s visual and performing arts students in 2020-2021.
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Lewis and Clark Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #24. Lewis and Clark Community College is a public institution located in Godfrey, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Lewis and Clark Community College Visual & Performing Arts Report
Southeastern Illinois College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Illinois ranking. SIC is a small public school situated in Harrisburg, Illinois. It awarded 1 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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